Incentivise GPs to improve patient outcomes
The Quality and Outcomes Framework should be amended to provide incentives for GPs to proactively offer advice to overweight and obese patients and refer them to weight management services where appropriate, rather than simply keeping a register of these patients. [1]
- As things stand, the Quality Outcomes Framework simply requires GPs to register obese patients and effectively penalises GP for taking action to improve their patients’ outcomes and help remove them from the obesity register. GPs should be encouraged to engage with patients on obesity and weight management issues.