Four methods of eliciting time preferences were tested in a pilot study, with the aim of disclosing individual time preference incorporating and excluding risk, social interpersonal preference incorporating elements of risk and social intertemporal preference. All standard gamble questions...

Nurses are currently undertaking other tasks than GPs, and larger practices do not lead to increased production per GP. However, a relative increase in list size increased the efficiency. This indicates that organisational changes aiming to increase capacity in general practice should be...

A mixed logit model showed that GPs in training prefer to work in smaller shared practices (2 GPs). This stands in contrast to the preferences of current GPs. Hence, a generational change in the GP population is likely to introduce more productive practice forms, and problems with GP shortages...