Table 5.

Breakdown of estimated costs for asthma in the UK by member country in 2011–12

	England		Scotland		Wales		Northern Ireland		UK
	Cost	(95 % CI)	Cost	(95 % CI)	Cost	(95 % CI)	Cost	(95 % CI)	Cost	(95 % CI)
	(£000 s)	(£000 s)	(£000 s)	(£000 s)	(£000 s)	(£000 s)	(£000 s)	(£000 s)	(£000 s)	(£000 s)
GP consultations	89,926	(86,614–101,526)	8624	(8138–9120)	6408	(6116–7411)	3029	(2906–3436)	107,987	(103,986–121,168)
Practice nurse consultations	43,021	(41,614–48,745)	4048	(3876–4213)	3202	(3073–3706)	1431	(1379–1627)	51,702	(50,083–58,131)
Community prescribing	552,514	(536,694–568,687)	54,514	(51,890–57,191)	40,572	(40,178–40,977)	18,845	(18,150–19,504)	666,445	(650,112–683,375)
Calls to out-of-hours	1325	(1291–1485)	130	(130–130)	86	(84–98)	–	–	1541	(1507–1710)
Ambulance Trips	27,511	(26,077–32,480)	2408	(2408–2408)	2378	(2238–2876)	876	(828–1033)	33,172	(31,624–38,649)
Accident and emergency	10,907	(9553–13,357)	913	(913–913)	889	(759–1131)	392	(298–495)	13,101	(11,625–15,782)
Hospital episodes (excluding intensive care units (ICU))	69,162	(69,162–69,162)	6342	(6342–6342)	8128	(8087–8169)	2,064	(2064–2064)	85,696	(85,656–85,737)
ICU episodes	4413	(4413–4413)	482	(482–482)	236	(236–236)	129	(129–129)	5260	(5260–5260)
Total NHS cost	798,780	(780,199–824,168)	77,462	(74,296–79,704)	61,899	(61,141–63,650)	26,764	(25,975–27,772)	964,905	(945,648–991,409)
Disability living allowance	95,500	(95,500–95,500)	14,800	(14,800–14,800)	12,800	(12,800–12,800)	23,832	(23,832–23,832)	146,932	(146,932–146,932)
Total public sector costs	894,280	(880,112–924,082)	92,262	(89,579–94,986)	74,699	(74,177–76,686)	50,596	(49,935–51,732)	1,111,837	(1,097,840–1,143,601)

Please see individual sections of this paper for full commentary and caveats. An important note on the derivation and interpretation of the confidence intervals detailed here is also available in our published protocol