Table 10.
Service use and costs (2011/12 £s) in four-week follow-up period between baseline (t1) and t3 for patients with non-malignant conditions
| Control arm (waiting list) (n = 38) | Intervention arm (fast-track) (n = 41) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service | N (%) using service | Mean (SD) contacts-users only | Mean (SD) cost in £s -all sample | N (%) using service | Mean (SD) contacts-users only | Mean (SD) cost in £s -all sample |
| BIS intervention | 2 (5) | 1.5 (0.7) | 4 (19) | 3 (95) | 2.1 (1.0) | 156 (80) |
| Inpatienta | 4 (11) | 6.0 (3.4) | 361 (1,200) | 6 (15) | 11.5 (8.3) | 963 (2,895) |
| Other hospital services | 19 (50) | 2.5 (3.5) | 145 (262) | 20 (49) | 1.7 (1.0) | 108 (144) |
| GP | 24 (63) | 1.6 (0.7) | 50 (63) | 25 (61) | 1.8 (1.2) | 49 (57) |
| Nurse | 16 (42) | 2.5 (2.5) | 28 (62) | 21 (51) | 2.7 (3.3) | 41 (95) |
| Other health services | 4 (11) | 1.0 (0.0) | 3 (11) | 14 (34) | 1.5 (1.1) | 25 (59) |
| Social and other care | 9 (24) | 11.3 (22.8) | 68 (269) | 8 (20) | 5.4 (4.6) | 29 (75) |
| Total | 659 (1253) | 1,371 (2,948) | ||||
aTwo of the six cases with inpatient stays in the fast-track group had stays substantially greater than for other admitted patients across both trial arms: these two admissions were unrelated to BIS