Table 2 Incentives for screening and brief intervention activity

Number of eligible adults in the practice

2,250

We assumed 1/3 adults screened

750 cases

Screening fee = 750/750

£1 per patient screened

We assuming 1/5 cases were screen positive

150 cases

Advice fee = 1,250/150

£8 per patient advised*

Counselling is four times longer than advice

31 cases required

Counselling fee

£32 per patient counselled.