Estimating productivity levels in primary medical services across clinical commissioning groups in England and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic: a data envelopment analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To assess the relative productivity of primary medical services in England and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on productivity levels.

Setting

Primary medical services for 59 million patients (98% of the population in England), in 101 clinical commissioning groups (CCGs), across two time periods: period 1, pre-pandemic, April to December 2019 and period 2, pandemic, April to December 2020.

Methods

We use data envelopment analysis (DEA) to assess relative productivity with four input measures (the number of full-time equivalent general practitioners, nurses, other direct patient contact staff and administrators), and five output measures (face-to-face appointments, remote consultations, home visits, referrals to secondary care and prescriptions). Our uni

SUBMITTER: Williams K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10621225 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature