Table 1 Unit costs and sources
Data item | £ unit cost | Source |
|---|---|---|
GP (surgery visit) | £21 | [13] |
Nurse (surgery visit) | £8 | [13] |
GP (home visit) | £60 | [13] |
Nurse (home visit) | £11 | [13] |
Social services/Social worker | £60 | [13] |
Support worker | £11 | [13] |
Consultant | £73 | [13] |
Dietician/Nutritional nurse/Nutritional therapy session | £35 | [14] |
Physiotherapist session | £36 | [14] |
Paramedics/Ambulance | £161 | [14] |
Chiropodist/Podiatrist | £31 | [14] |
Occupational therapist | £36 | [14] |
Chiropodist/Podiatrist | £31 | [14] |
Colonoscopy | £352 | [14] |
Flexible sigmoidoscopy | £279 | [14] |
Gastroscopy | £275 | [14] |
Day case endoscopy | £457 | [14] |
Endoscopy slot | £2727 | [14]* |
Inpatient per day: medical | £269 | [15] (inflated) |
Outpatient episode | £96 | [15] (inflated) |
Avg. weekly earnings male | £105 | [16] |
Avg. weekly earnings female | £81.20 | [16] |
Drugs | Priced individually from [17] |