Table 1 General practices in the Netherlands[5, 6]

Number of patients per FTE*

2,350

Practice types

Solo practices: 26%

Duo practices: 38%

Group practices (>2 GP’s): 36%

Traditional staff types

GPs

Practice assistants (0.86 FTE* per GP)

Practice nurse for chronically ill (0.27 FTE* per GP)

Newer staff types

Psychiatric nurse

Nurse practitioners

Physician assistants