all electronic medicine prescriptions have been logged into a central registry prescription information system since which is now compulsoiy a pilot study in cities looks at the extent to which pis data can be used to audit physician prescribing and giving them feedback on their prescribing patterns visavis peers it covers five acute and five chronic disease and the pilot is being evaluated in conjunction with who for example on the volumes of antibiotics prescribed several financial incentive schemes exist the quality premium worth gbp m is directed to clinical commissioning groups and the better care fund worth gbp bn is directed to clinical commissioning groups and local authorities in hospital care the commissioning for quality and innovation cquin fund is worth gbp bn