Cost per item used to estimate the cost of a GP and nurse practitioner consultation.
| GP (£) | NP (£) | |
|---|---|---|
| Salary | 61 567a | 30 321b |
| On-costs | 9831 | 4581 |
| Salary and on-costs | 71 398 | 34 902 |
| Cost per minute (practice perspective) | 1.03 | 0.50 |
| Qualifications and training | 25 732b | 6915b |
| Cost per investigations and X-ray: first consultation | 18.99c | 13.67c |
| Cost per investigations and X-ray: follow-up consultation | 17.67c | 17.67c |
| Cost per prescription: first consultation | 4.45c | 5.68c |
| Cost per prescription: follow-up consultation | 4.76c | 4.76c |
| Cost per referral: first consultation | 146.21c | 194.35c |
| Cost per referral: follow-up consultation | 158.24c | 158.24c |
| Cost per minute (NHS perspective) | 1.40 | 0.60 |
↵a Advertisements in Pulse and the British Medical Journal for a salaried GP. Mean salary on offer, excluding London weighting, for 3 months during the financial year 2003–2004 (October, November, and December).
↵b Curtis and Netten.8
↵c Venning et al,9 inflated to 2004. Inflated using the Retail Prices Index for 2004.9