Table 2.

Unit costs of care and treatment parameters

Parameter	Base value (range)
Rate of admission to hospital (%)	100*
Mean cost of intensive care bed/day (£)	1103 (882-1323)†
Mean cost of paediatric intensive care bed/day (£)	1196 (957-1435)†
Mean cost of inpatient day (paediatrics) (£)	310 (248-372)6
Mean cost of inpatient day (general ward) (£)	223 (178-268)6
Admission to intensive care unit (%)	14.9 (9.3-23.6, variable by age)*
Mean length of stay in intensive care (days)	3.5 (2.5-5.9, variable by age)*
Mean length of stay in hospital (days)	7.9 (5.5-17.8, variable by age)*
Mean cost outpatient appointment (1st and follow up) (£)	246 (197-295)†
Cost per general practice consultation (£)	18 (14.40-21.60)6
Cost per practice nurse consultation (£)	9 (7.20-10.80)6

^*Hospital episode statistics. 

^†NHS reference costs.