Table 4.

Readmission (period 2) costs associated with nurse led care or standard care of post-acute medical patients

	Mean cost (£)*
Resource item	Nurse led care group (n=117)	Standard care group (n=121)	Difference (95% CI)
Acute hospital:
General medical ward	604	500	103 (−286 to 493)
Nurse led unit	296	64	231 (−161 to 624)
Other acute wards	390	1184	−794 (−1531 to −57)
Community hospital	155	131	24 (−224 to 272)
Total costs for period 2	1444	1879	−435 (−1406 to 536)

£1 ($1.9; €1.5).

^*Costs rounded to nearest pound.