What is the cost of delivering routine vaccinations at GP practices in England? A comparative time-driven activity-based costing analysis.

ABSTRACT: Background: The expansion of available vaccines in recent years has increased the overall costs of the vaccine program and put pressure on providers responsible for vaccination. In England in 2016-17, GP practices responsible for vaccinating their local population were paid £227 million. However, the costs to general practice of delivering the program and the factors influencing these costs are unknown. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate the costs of delivering the routine vaccination program at GP practices in England, to identify organizational factors impacting costs, and to compare these to the funding received.Methods: Time Driven Activity Based Costing was undertaken at a convenience sample of nine geographically and socio-economically diverse GP practices

SUBMITTER: Crocker-Buque T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6930088 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature