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What does a GP consultation cost?

B Graham1, K McGregor

  • 1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Edinburgh.

The British Journal of General Practice : the Journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners
|March 1, 1997
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Determining the cost-effectiveness of healthcare requires accurate unit costs for services like general practice (GP) consultations. This study reviews costing methods and provides a way to update historical GP consultation costs.

Area of Science:

  • Health Economics
  • General Practice Services
  • Cost Analysis

Background:

  • Growing demand for cost-effectiveness data in healthcare.
  • Need for accurate unit costs of services like general practice (GP) consultations for economic evaluations.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Review literature on general practice consultation costing.
  • Describe essential steps for accurate cost derivation.
  • Provide a method for updating historical cost data.

Main Methods:

  • Literature search for GP consultation cost studies.
  • Extraction, categorization, and review of 20 references.
  • Utilized a healthcare cost-price index for updating costs.

Main Results:

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  • Identified 20 studies on GP consultation costs; many lacked methodological detail.
  • Less than half of studies detailed sufficient steps for unit cost derivation.
  • Estimated average 10-minute GP consultation cost at £6.90 (1995/96).

Conclusions:

  • Significant variation exists in GP consultation costing methodologies.
  • Explicitly stated methods following three key steps enable cost updating.
  • Caution advised when interpreting cost data due to methodological inconsistencies.