Table 6.

Budget impact on NHS for alternative age-bound empiric vitamin D maintenance therapy strategies

Strategy	Well	Minor fall	Major fall	Care after major fall	Long-term care	Total	Net BIM
Current care
All 60+	£ M	£1062 M	£3472 M	£3540 M	£9378 M	£17 451 M
All 65+	£ M	£863 M	£3302 M	£3540 M	£9378 M	£17 083 M
All 70+	£ M	£703 M	£3088 M	£3540 M	£9378 M	£16 709 M
All 75+	£ M	£550 M	£2693 M	£3386 M	£8994 M	£15 623 M
Empiric vitamin D maintenance
All 60+	£2703 M	£944 M	£2857 M	£2886 M	£7642 M	£17 032 M	−£420 M
All 65+	£1903 M	£767 M	£2717 M	£2886 M	£7642 M	£15 915 M	−£1168 M
All 70+	£1270 M	£626 M	£2540 M	£2886 M	£7642 M	£14 963 M	−£1746 M
All 75+	£771 M	£490 M	£2216 M	£2761 M	£7330 M	£13 567 M	−£2056 M

NHS, National Health Service.