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UK: GPs are given cash ‘bribes’ not to send patients to hospital… Practices promised up to £26,000 if they cut referrals
Daily Mail – Doctors are to be offered cash ‘bribes’ to slash the number of patients they send to hospital. GPs have been promised financial incentives of up to £26,000 for their surgery if they take certain measures to reduce referrals. Every time a doctor sends a patient to hospital for a scan, consultation or operation, the local NHS trust is charged for the cost of their treatment. Read article