On Tue, 13 Aug 1996, Robert Bracchi wrote:
> Question:
> How long will it be before there is a study showing that Nurse Practitioners
> are cheaper, do less investigations,do less referrals and are prefered by
> patients than the average GP?
>
> Answer?
>
> Robert Bracchi
>
SE Thames did a small study on Nurse Practitioners and found that they
are not cheaper than doctors because they take twice as long to do
things. They may be better at doing some things but this has yet to be
proven.
Kate Andrews, Clinical Research Fellow, UMDS
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