> 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.
I seem to recollect that this was related to the experience as well as
the training of the nurse practitioner and that the pace of the
experienced nurse practitioner was as that of the GP, in the comparable
areas that they worked of course. I shall check my references.
Colin J Browne The Black Country Family Practice
Queens Rd, Tipton, West Midlands, England
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