Table 3.
Use of resources during the six month follow up period, with unit costs
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Mean (SD) use of resources
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Item | Virtual outreach (n=1033) | Standard outpatients (n=1025) | Unit cost or range (£) | Source of unit cost* |
| Primary care services: | ||||
| General practitioner | 2.40 (2.59) | 2.27 (2.39) | 25 | 1 |
| Practice nurse | 0.73 (1.49) | 0.63 (1.32) | 9 | 1 |
| Other clinical staff | 0.04 (0.38) | 0.06 (0.43) | 9 | 1 |
| Home visits | 0.05 (0.30) | 0.07 (0.44) | 45 | 1 |
| Other contacts | 0.25 (0.68) | 0.24 (0.74) | 6-20 | 1, 2 |
| Contacts between hospital and practice | 0.24 (0.62) | 0.16 (0.49) | 19 | 1, 2 |
| Tests, investigations, and procedures: | ||||
| Radiological investigations | 0.48 (0.95) | 0.54 (0.92) | 36-580 | 3, 4 |
| Blood tests and laboratory investigations | 2.36 (3.93) | 3.01 (4.57) | 1.02-236 | 3, 4 |
| Other tests and investigations | 0.39 (0.74) | 0.46 (0.77) | 2.58-990 | 3, 4, 5 |
| Hospital services: | ||||
| Visits to outpatient departments | 1.32 (1.57) | 1.28 (1.59) | 9-127 | 1, 3, 4, 5 |
| Inpatient admissions | 0.11 (0.35) | 0.13 (0.39) | 76-218/day | 3, 4 |
| Accident and emergency | 0.06 (0.30) | 0.06 (0.28) | 112 | 3 |
| Day surgery and other inpatient procedures | 0.11 (0.36) | 0.12 (0.38) | 29-4956 | 3, 4, 5 |
| Other hospital visits | 0.07 (0.30) | 0.12 (0.42) | 9-71 | 3, 4, 5 |
| Other hospital contacts | 0.05 (0.26) | 0.09 (0.36) | 6-18 | 1, 2 |
| Prescriptions: | ||||
| No of patients | 852 | 859 | ||
| Prescriptions | 8.72 (12.97) | 8.15 (12.53) | 0.03-466 | 6 |