Table 1. Unit costs.
| Resource item | Unit Cost, range (£, 2010/11) | Unit of measurement |
|---|---|---|
| Hospital use | ||
| Mental Health Inpatient service use | ||
| MH outpatient attendances (A&E, day and outpatient appointments) | 97–185 | per attendance [25] |
| Mental Health Inpatient bed days FT | 327–633 | per day [25] |
| Mental Health residential and hospital alternatives a | 92–279 | per day [24, 48–50] |
| General Hospital Inpatient service use | ||
| General hospital all outpatient attendances (A&E and outpatients) | 111–117 | per attendance [25] |
| General Hospital inpatient bed days FT | 424 | per day [25] |
| Community and primary health services | ||
| Family support worker | 46 | Hour [24] |
| Vocational worker | 53 | Per contact [24] |
| Substance abuse worker | 116 | Per contact [25] |
| Counsellor | 60 | Per consult [24] |
| CMHT contact b | 126 | Per contact [25] |
| AOT contact b | 121 | Per contact [25] |
| GP home visit | 82 | Per visit [24] |
| GP surgery | 25 | Per visit [24] |
| Medications c | Various | Standard Quantity Units [23] |
CMHT = community mental health team, AOT = assertive outreach team.
a Includes: crisis team beds, clinical crisis house, non-clinical alternatives to inpatient admission; residential rehabilitation for people misusing drugs and alcohol.
b Team staff assumed to include the following workers: Mental health nurse/CPN, Mental health support worker, Occupational therapist, Psychiatrist, Psychologist, Social worker.
c Depot medications: cost of units of mg/ml ampules; oral medications: cost per units of mg, mcg or ml.