Developing a framework of, and quality indicators for, general practice management in Europe.

Objectives: To develop a framework for general practice management made up of quality indicators shared by six European countries.

Methods: Two-round postal Delphi questionnaire in the setting of general practice in Belgium, France, Germany, The Netherlands, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. Six national expert panels, each consisting of 10 members, primarily primary care practitioners and experts in the field of quality in primary care participated in the study.