Table 6 Results obtained after converting the PHCC into the FHU, for the whole sample of units (point estimates for costs and 95% confidence intervals for the remaining PIs, and percentage differences of averages)

Number of days required to schedule a medical consultation

[24; 34]

[14; 17]

-45%

Time spent in the waiting room waiting for a medical consultation (min.)

[48; 70]

[33; 43]

-36%

Time spent in the waiting room waiting for an acute/emergency consultation (min.)

[9; 21]

[12; 15]

-12%

Time spent in the waiting room waiting for a nursing type 1 consultation (min.)

[4; 8]

[3; 5]

-38%

Time spent in the waiting room waiting for a nursing type 2 consultation (min.)

[7; 13]

[5; 8]

-38%

Productivity

Annual number of medical consultations per physician

[4037; 4463]

[4390; 4688]

7%

Annual number of nursing consultations per nurse

[2581; 2695]

[2589; 3169]

9%

Annual number of emergency/acute consultations per physician

[567; 799]

[616; 772]

2%

Costs

Annual costs with professionals (1000000€) (and with 10% increase in each type of cost, after the conversion, in italic)

15

(15)

19

(19)

25%

38%

Annual costs with means of diagnostic, medication and other treatments per primary care unit (1000000€) (and with 10% increase in each type of cost, after the conversion, in italic)

41

(41)

35

(34)

-16%

-7%

Annual total costs (1000000€) (and with 10% increase in each type of cost, after the conversion, in italic)

57

(57)

54

(53)

-5%

5%