Item [source] | Unit | Cost | Notes |
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GP and practice nurse | |||
GP [16] | Per surgery consultation lasting between 11.7 minutes and 17.2 minutes | £44.5 | Page 167 |
Average of £36 (short visit) and £53 (long visit) | |||
Nurse (GP practice) [16] | Per consultation | £12 | Page 164 |
Hospital based activity (outpatient clinics, emergency and elective admissions) | |||
Outpatient activity [17] | Unit of activity | £98 | Outpatient Attendances Data |
Elective admissions [17] | Unit of activity | £1612 | Elective inpatient HRG |
The unit cost was derived as a weighted average of all the activities that had duration of 1 day (similar to the duration of elective admissions for IBS dataset) | |||
Emergency admissions (for duration of stay 1 nights, 2 days) [17] | Event | £134 | Accident and Emergency Services: leading to Admitted. The unit cost was derived as a weighted average of all the activities. |
Emergency admissions (for duration of stay 0 nights, 1 day) [17] | Event | £103 | Accident and Emergency Services: not Leading to Admitted. The unit cost was derived as a weighted average of all the activities. |
Other NHS professionals (hospital or community based) | |||
Physiotherapist Occupational therapist [16] | Clinic visit | £17 | Page 151 |
Chiropodist/Podiatrist [16] | Clinic visit | £11 | Page 154 |
Counsellor [16] | Surgery consultation | £71 | Page 78 |
Community psychiatric nurse (CPN) [16] | One hour of face-to-face contact | £56 | Page 160 |
Psychologist/Psychiatrist/ Psychotherapist [16] | One hour of client contact | £81 | Page 155. Assume psychiatrist and psychotherapist as well |
Mental health [16] | Per hour of face-to-face contact | £70 | Page 184. Assume involvement of community mental health team |
Radiology/X-ray [17] | Unit of activity | £27 | Outpatient Attendances Data |
Diagnostic imaging | |||
Ophthalmology/Eye care/Retinopathy [17] | Unit of activity | £80 | Outpatient Attendances Data |
Gynaecology/Colposcopy [17] | Unit of activity | £112 | Outpatient Attendances Data |
Family planning [17] | Unit of activity | £59 | Outpatient Attendances Data for |
Sexual and Reproductive Health Clinic (previously referred to as Family Planning Clinic) | |||
Midwife [17] | Antenatal visit | £46 | Community Midwifery Services: Visits |
Postnatal visit | £58 | ||
Urology [17] | Unit of activity | £99 | Outpatient Attendances Data |
Medical Gastroenterology Sigmoidoscopy/Colonoscopy [17] | Unit of activity | £123 | Outpatient Attendances Data |
Neurology [17] | Unit of activity | £166 | Outpatient Attendances Data |
Acupuncture sessions | |||
Initial session [18] | Session | £47.5 | Initial sessions usually cost between £35 and £60, and further sessions between £25 and £50. |
Further session [18] | Session | £37.5 | Unit costs calculated as average of two values |