Table 7.
Time and cost implications for individuals involved in travelling to UK immunology centers
| Centre | N (%) | Patients enrolled remotely (n, %) |
Distance to immunology centre (km, median, IQR) |
Travel time by car to immunology centre (minutes, median, IQR) |
Cost of round trip by car (£, median, IQR) |
Travel time by public transport to immunology centre (minutes, median, IQR) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham Heartlands Hospital |
54 (10.4%) |
46 (85.2%) |
32.0 (15.9–53.8) |
35 (24–50) |
21.01 (12.01–33.16) |
87 (59–103) |
| Bristol Southmead Hospital |
53 (10.2%) |
39 (73.5%) |
27.2 (9.8–49.4) |
30 (18–50) |
18.91 (9.19–31.33) |
84 (46 − 103) |
| Leeds St James Hospital |
32 (6.2%) |
31 (97.8%) |
18.7 (10.0–29.3) |
23 (16–30) |
13.49 (8.58–19.38) |
72 (51–79) |
| Newcastle Royal Victoria Infirmary |
44 (8.5%) |
44 (100.0%) |
28.7 (16.9–55.1) |
30 (22–53) |
20.07 (13.45–34.83) |
65 (47–92) |
| Oxford John Radcliffe Hospital |
14 (2.7%) |
9 (64.3%) |
68.3 (25.9–76.8) |
60 (35–65) |
40.91 (17.19–45.63) |
102 (40–175) |
| Derriford Hospital |
50 (9.6%) |
45 (90.0%) |
65.7 (23.0–86.3) |
50 (28–65) |
39.12 (15.27–50.64) |
105 (49 − 146) |
| Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham |
34 (6.5%) |
23 (67.6%) |
19.6 (9.8–47.8) |
27 (16–45) |
16.84 (11.39–32.63) |
61 (48–88) |
| Royal Free Hospital, London |
209 (40.2%) |
129 (61.7%) |
24.6 (11.9–51.5) |
40 (28–65) |
20.17 (13.06–35.20) |
60 (41–82) |
| Salford Royal, Greater Manchester |
11 (2.1%) |
11 (100.0%) |
23.2 (11.7–64.9) |
20 (14–45) |
14.96 (8.57–38.27) |
76 (66–114) |
| Royal Stoke University Hospital |
19 (3.7%) |
2 (10.5%) |
11.7 (7.7–26.9) |
20 (14–30) |
9.77 (7.52–18.23) |
56 (48–82) |
| Total | 520 |
379 (72.8%) |
26.7 (11.7–54.3) |
35 (21–55) |
19.64 (11.29–34.69) |
66 (45–96) |