UK general practice: Continuing to fail in the care of people with epilepsy?

Purpose: To review the standard of clinical care of people with epilepsy (PWE) attending UK general practice after epilepsy was removed from the Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) in 2014.

Method: The case notes of 324 people were reviewed against standards based on National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), Drug Safety Unit (DSU), and Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) guidelines.

Results: Annual face-to-face review fell significantly (p = 0.