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.