GP consultation (£) (n = 1367) | NP consultation (£) (n = 1293) | |||
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Mean (SD) | 95% CI | Mean (SD) | 95% CI | |
Practice perspective | ||||
GP time | 8.97 (4.84) | 8.72 to 9.23 | 2.84 (4.47) | 2.60 to 3.09 |
NP time | 0.32 (0.57) | 0.29 to 0.35 | 6.61 (2.96) | 6.45 to 6.77 |
Cost per consultation | 9.30 (4.89) | 9.04 to 9.56 | 9.46 (5.41) | 9.16 to 9.75 |
NHS perspective | ||||
GP time, including training | 12.21 (6.59) | 11.86 to 12.56 | 3.87 (6.08) | 3.54 to 4.20 |
NP time, including training | 0.39 (0.68) | 0.35 to 0.42 | 7.92 (3.55) | 7.73 to 8.11 |
Investigations prescriptions and referrals | 15.54 (50.44) | 12.87 to 18.22 | 18.56 (59.21) | 15.33 to 21.78 |
Cost per consultation | 28.14 (50.96) | 25.43 to 30.84 | 30.35 (59.50) | 27.10 to 33.59 |
Practice = salary plus on-costs used to calculate cost of clinical time. NHS = cost of qualifications and training also included to calculate cost. NP = nurse practitioner.