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Table 2 Unit cost estimates

From: The cost of changing physical activity behaviour: evidence from a "physical activity pathway" in the primary care setting

Resource supplied

Resource use measure

Unit cost (2007)

Source for unit cost

Health practitioners and other staff at participating centres (estimates reflect salaries, salary on-costs, qualifications*, practice overheads and capital costs)

GP*

time spent per patient

£100.79/h

Curtis (2007)

Nurse*

time spent per patient

£26.41/h

Curtis (2007)

Nurse (intermediate level)*

time spent per patient

£30.89/h

Curtis (2007)

Nurse (advanced)*

time spent per patient

£37.84/h

Curtis (2007)

Healthcare assistant

time spent per patient

£15.31/h

own calculation based on Curtis (2007)

Healthcare assistant (higher level)

time spent per patient

£16.79/h

own calculation based on Curtis (2007)

Receptionist

time spent per support activity

£15.31/h

own calculation based on Curtis (2007)

Medical secretary

time spent per support activity

£16.79/h

own calculation based on Curtis (2007)

Medical secretary (higher level)

time spent per support activity

£19.15/h

own calculation based on Curtis (2007)

Practice manager

time spent per support activity

£22.15/h

own calculation based on Curtis (2007)

Practice manager (higher level)

time spent per support activity

£26.42/h

own calculation based on Curtis (2007)

'Let's Get Moving' support booklet

LGM-pilot: 6 pp with pocket + 8 pp stitched text, 350 gsm/130 gsm coated silk

direct cost, assigned to each patient receiving the support pack

£12.91/pack

Department of Health

National roll out: Amend artwork to create a booklet of 12 pp text + 4 pp cover, no pocket (500,000 packs), 250 gsm/130 gsm coated silk

direct cost, assigned to each patient receiving the support pack

£0.32/pack

Department of Health

Other cost items

Stamp 1st class

Assigned to each patient contacted by mail

£0.36/stamp

Royal mail price finder

Stamp 2nd class

Assigned to each patient contacted by mail

£0.27/stamp

Royal mail price finder

Charge per text message

Assigned do patients contacted by text message

Free of charge

Survey

Phone charge per minute

Assigned to patients contacted by phone

£0.03-£0.09/min.

Survey

Cost/hour of member of evaluation team who delivered ongoing practice support

Time spent with practice support per GP surgery

£47.00/h

Full Economic Costing

Cost of practitioner training

Equally allocated to each participating centre

£710/centre

Contract with Health Consultant delivering practice training