Table 3 Healthcare professional costs per patient
Fixed costs | Consultation Time | Cost per patient (CPS) (Rands) | Number of consultations | Cost of consultations (Rands) per patient | Proportion of costs to total costs (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First Doctors’ Consultation | 34 min 16 seconds | 224.62 (± 11.23) | 1 | 224.62 (± 11.23) | 5.44 |
First Nurse Administration | 21 min 12 seconds | 52.16 (± 2.61) | 1 | 52.16 (± 2.61) | 1.27 |
Doctor (Excluding the first consultation) | 17 min 8 s | 112.31 (± 5.62) | 11 | 1 235.41 (± 61.77) | 29.88 |
Pharmacist | 9 min 8 s | 39.55 (± 1.78) | 12 | 474.60 (± 23.73) | 11.46 |
Nursing (Excluding the first consultation) | 10 min 36 s | 25.88 (± 1.29) | 83 | 2 148.04 (107.40) | 51.95 |
Total |  |  |  | 4 134.83 (± 206.74) | 100 |
A total of 214patients |  |  |  | 884 853.62 (± 44 242.68) | - |