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. 2025 Feb 12;18(4):sfaf049. doi: 10.1093/ckj/sfaf049

Table 2:

Estimated annual costs per PCN for staffing costs related to clinics.

        Costs
PCN costs NHS band WTE Hours/week Year 1 Year 2 Year 3
Primary care            
 General practitioner N/A 0.007 0.28 800 1000 1250
 Pharmacists 8a 0.016 0.64 1076 1345 1681
 Nurse practitioners 7 0.016 0.64 924 1155 1444
 Total primary care costs       £2800 £3500 £4375
Secondary care            
 Consultant nephrologist N/A 0.036 1.44 4370 4370 4370
 Specialist pharmacist 8b 0.020 0.80 778 778 778
 Total secondary care costs       £5148 £5148 £5148
Annual cost per PCN £7948 £8648 £9523

WTE: whole time equivalent; N/A: non-applicable.

Total costs include uplift for other staff-related costs. Third year costs account for a 25% uplift in years two and three of primary care costs related to potential increase in CKD case finding in relation to the programme. Cost at 2022/23 values and do not account for future inflation.