TY - JOUR T1 - The cost of a general practitioner in the National Health Service JF - The Journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners JO - J R Coll Gen Pract SP - 823 LP - 827 VL - 26 IS - 172 AU - C. W. Richards Y1 - 1976/11/01 UR - http://bjgp.org/content/26/172/823.abstract N2 - This paper estimates the cost to the National Health Service of decisions made by a trainee general practitioner during two consecutive weeks. By extrapolation of the cost of these actions (issuing prescriptions, issuing National Insurance certificates, requesting investigations, and initiating hospital referrals), the annual cost of a general practitioner in the National Health Service is at least £43,000. ER -