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. 1976 Nov;26(172):823-7.

The cost of a general practitioner in the national health service

C W Richards

The cost of a general practitioner in the national health service

C W Richards. J R Coll Gen Pract. 1976 Nov.

Abstract

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 pound43,000.

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