Table 2.
Unit costs for healthcare resources
| Treatment/service | Cost | Description (code) | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Healthcare professional (general practitioner) visit | £45.00 | Cost per patient contact lasting 11.7 minutes | Personal Social Services Research Unit 14 |
| Healthcare professional (diabetes specialist) visit | £139.00 | Cost of medical consultant, per contract hour, with qualifications | Personal Social Services Research Unit 14 |
| Ambulance use | £230.00 | Ambulance services: see and treat and convey (ASS02) | Department of Health 12 |
| Accident and emergency admission | £77.00 | Category 1 investigation with category 1–2 treatment (VB09Z) | Department of Health 15 |
| Hospitalisation | £1,704.00 (average of the two tariff codes, £2,156 and £1,251) | Diabetes with hypoglycaemic disorders, 70 years and over, non‐elective spell tariff (KB01A); Diabetes with hypoglycaemic disorders, 69 years and under, non‐elective spell tariff (KB01B) | Department of Health 15 |
| Blood glucose test | £0.27 | Blood glucose test, OneTouch® Ultra™,50 = £11.99; Blood lancet, OneTouch® Ultrasoft™, 100 = £3.49 | MIMS 17 |
| Mean weekly salary (used for indirect costs) | £449.00 | Labour Market Statistics | Office for National Statistics 16 |