Resource supplied | Resource use measure | Unit cost (2007) | Source for unit cost |
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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 |