Description
The use of enhanced General Practitioner
services such as those provided by General
Practitioners with Special Interests (GPwSIs) are
currently being promoted by Government policy in
the United Kingdom. However their long-term
future will depend on rigorous evaluation and the
demonstration that they are both effective and
efficient. This paper describes a framework for such
an evaluation based on experience of assessing the
effectiveness of a GPwSI primary care dermatology
service in the north of England. The evaluation
team needs to incorporate the views of key
stakeholders and have a framework for collecting
data. Clinical outcomes need to be measured to
assess effectiveness. A clear action plan needs to be
developed at the end of the evaluation to address any
deficiencies identified.
