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Table 3 Actions documented by the GP at the most recent consultation in the past year by fee paying status

From: What effect do point of care fees have on childhood consultations in general practice?

Action

Fee-paying children (n = 1472)

Non fee-paying paying children (n = 1631)

p-value (Cramer’s V)

Prescribe

918 (62%)

940 (58%)

0.007 (0.05)

Reassure

775 (53%)

889 (55%)

0.30 (0.02)

Refer

205 (14%)

207 (13%)

0.31 (0.02)

Further investigation

167 (11%)

151 (9%)

0.06 (0.03)

Prevention and health promotion advice

129 (9%)

171 (11%)

0.11 (0.003)