Table 3. Costs of glaucoma clinic appointments in hospital- and community-based clinics.
Resources | Hospital | Community |
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Service cost | ||
Total cost per day (two sessions) | £7477.00 | £1601.81 |
No. of patients per day (two sessions) | 117 | 11 |
Average cost per attendance | £63.91 | £145.62 |
Glaucoma clinic cost per year/patient | £102.25 | £254.17 |
Patient cost | ||
Mean travelling cost for patient | £3.95 | £3.72 |
Mean time cost for patient | £2.20 | £2.19 |
Cost per patient attendance | £6.15 | £5.91 |
Cost per year/patient | £9.84 | £10.32 |