Robert Bracchi asks:-
>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?
A million years for a real study. Any moment now for an
avalanche of spurious evidence.
They will investigate more and refer more and prescribe more
if given the chance because they will have more uncertainty.
That will go for the good ones. The bad ones may do these less
because of ignorance. There still needs to be a gatekeeper (us)
if costs are to be kept down. As for patient preference....
What was that, dear boy?
Doug Jenkinson
Keyworth Health Centre, Bunny Lane, Keyworth, Nottingham NG12 5JU.
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