Bill Westwood wrote:
> We hear similar arguments from our PCT about docs being overpaid & so
> they have recently set up a Walk in Centre, initially to run in parallel
> with the GP OOH service. After 2 years, it is still significantly
> cheaper for a patient to be seen by the OHH GP than the a WiC
> practitioner. The reason for this is that the productivity of these
> practitioners is so low (it can take then 30 min + to process a simple
> sore throat), even then they frequently come to us for advice & support.
You may have underpriced the advice and support.
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