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Table 2 Delivery of the intervention – mean costs per patient

From: Nurse led versus lay educators support for those with asthma in primary care: a costing study

 

Practice nurse (n = 205, London = 159, Manchester = 46)

Lay educator (n = 213, London = 165, Manchester = 48)

 

Cost*

Quantity delivered

Total cost

Cost

Quantity delivered

Total cost (£)

Face to face 45 mins - London

£24

93

£2232

£6

121

£726

Face to face 45 mins - Manchester

£21

21

£441

£6

29

£174

Face to face 30 mins - London

£16

64

£1024

£4

100

£400

Face to face 30 mins - Manchester

£14

21

£294

£4

27

£108

Telephone consultation - London (11mins)

£6

67

£402

£1

86

£86

Telephone consultation - Manchester (11 mins)

£5

59

£295

£1

98

£98

Total number of consultations

 

325

£4688

 

461

£1592

  1. * Consultation costs were taken from PSSRU for practice nurses adjusting for London costs. Lay educator costs were taken from within trial costs.