Defining a GP consultation

What does a GP consultation cost?

BACKGROUND Demand for information regarding the cost-effectiveness of health care treatment options is growing. It is necessary to derive unit costs for services, such as general practice (GP) consultations, in order to inform the economic evaluation. AIM To review the literature, provide a description of the three key steps that should be followed in the costing process and to provide a meth...

"GP Psych Opinion": evaluation of a psychiatric consultation service.

OBJECTIVE To evaluate a hospital-based psychiatric consultation service for patients referred by general practitioners (GPs), and the effect on its use of a focused marketing strategy aimed at GPs. DESIGN AND SETTING Postal survey of GPs in the catchment area (inner north Brisbane, Queensland), September to November 2003; and assessment of referrals, March to August 2003. MAIN OUTCOME MEASU...

Triage of febrile children at a GP cooperative: determinants of a consultation.

BACKGROUND Most febrile children contacting a GP cooperative are seen by a GP, although the incidence of serious illness is low. The guidelines for triage might not be suitable in primary care. AIM To investigate the determinants related to the outcome of triage in febrile children. DESIGN OF STUDY Cross-sectional study. SETTING Dutch GP cooperative. METHOD Receptionists filled out a tr...

A quality GP consultation with an autistic spectrum disorder child: a mother's perspective.

Long term GP opinions and involvement after a consultation-liaison intervention for mental health problems

BACKGROUND Shared Mental Health care between Psychiatry and Primary care has been developed to improve the care of common mental health problems but has not hitherto been adequately evaluated. The present study evaluated a consultation-liaison intervention with two objectives: to explore long-term GP opinions (relating to impact on their management and on patient medical outcome) and to determi...