Table 1.
Mean value | Distribution | Units | References | |
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Intervention effect (proportional change in testing rate) | ||||
Addiction services | 3.6 (2.3–5.8) | Lognormal (μ=1.285, σ=0.239) | – | 5 |
Prison | 2.6 (0.2–34.9) | Lognormal (μ=0.968, σ=1.317) | – | 5 |
Intervention costs (addiction services) | ||||
Organisation/coordination of training* | 2005.71 | Per health board | † | |
Training session‡ | 135 | Per training session | † | |
Attendees time§ | 1620 | Per training session | † | |
Travel reimbursement for training leader¶ | 90.86 | Per training session | † | |
Total cost per addiction services training | 3851.57 | Per training session | † | |
Mean number tested | 40.3 | Per addiction service** | 5 | |
Total intervention cost per test | 95.57 | Uniform±50% | Per test | |
Intervention costs (prison) | ||||
Organisation/coordination of training†† | 7020 | Per prison | † | |
Training session‡ | 135 | Per prison | † | |
Attendees time‡‡ | 405 | Per prison | † | |
Travel reimbursement for training leader§§ | 127.20 | Per prison | † | |
Total cost per prison training | 7687.20 | Per prison | † | |
Mean number tested per prison | 116 | Per prison | 5 | |
Total intervention cost per test | 66.27 | Uniform±50% | Per test |
All cost estimates assume a staff-nurse cost per hour of £36 (median estimate for band 5 general practice nurse21).
*1 Nurse 2 days/week for 6 months for seven health boards. One training session per health board.
†Noel Craine, personal communication.
‡1 Nurse, half day.
§12 Nurses, half day.
¶1200 miles (£0.53 per mile) for travel to seven health boards.
**Assumed 1 addiction service per health board.
††1 Nurse full time for five prisons (1 training session per prison).
‡‡3 Nurses per prison, half day.
§§1200 miles (£0.53 per mile) for five prisons.