Table 6.

Cost consequences (mean, 95% confidence interval) comparing care of non-urgent skin problems by general practitioner with special interest service and hospital outpatient clinic over nine months

Variables	General practitioner with special interest group	Hospital outpatient group
Costs (£):
NHS costs	207.92 (189.51 to 226.32)	118.14 (103.15 to 133.13)
Costs to patients and companions	48.21 (32.51 to 63.91)*	51.30 (31.32 to 71.27)*
Societal costs of lost production	27.14 (8.82 to 45.46)*	34.35 (10.91 to 57.78)*
Outcomes:
Gain in dermatology life quality index score	2.54 (2.00 to 3.08)	2.36 (1.62 to 3.10)
Access scale	76.13 (73.79 to 78.46)	60.47 (57.43 to 63.50)
Consultation satisfaction	71.05 (69.38 to 72.72)	65.93 (62.98 to 68.87)
Facilities scale	79.83 (78.21 to 81.46)	74.71 (72.04 to 77.38)
Waiting time (days)	72 (69.34 to 75.50)	113 (108.15 to 117.84)

^*Using imputed values to allow calculation of confidence intervals.