Table 3.

Costs from randomisation to discharge home (period 1) for nurse led care or standard care of post-acute medical patients

	Mean (median) cost (£)*
Resource item	Nurse led care group (n=117)	Standard care group (n=121)	Difference in means (95% CI)
Acute hospital:
General medical ward	602 (146)	2502 (1462)	−1920 (−2486 to −1314)
Nurse led unit	6560 (5264)	0 (0)	6560 (5429 to 7692)
Other acute wards	626 (0)	1192 (0)	−566 (−2014 to 883)
Community hospital	102 (0)	1116 (0)	−1013 (−1573 to −453)
Total period 1 inpatient care	7892 (6100)	4810 (2631)	3082 (1161 to 5002)

£1 ($1.9; €1.5).

^*Costs rounded to nearest pound.