The cost of a general practitioner in the national health service.
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چکیده
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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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The Journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners
دوره 26 172 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1976