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. 2020 Aug 28;8:428. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2020.00428

Table 5.

Illustration of cost calculation for service journeys S2 and S3 serving demand segment 2.

S2 S3
Resource type Resource requirement per patient per year* Unit cost Cost per patient per year Cost in ZEL region per year (911 patients) Resource requirement per patient per year* Unit cost Cost per patient per year
SE3 Lab-test-sampling Lab 5 € 0.42 € 2.10 € 1,898 5 € 0.42 € 2.10
SE4 Lab-test-analysis Lab 1 € 0.42 € 0.42 € 380 1 € 0.42 € 0.42
SE5 First visit GP 20 € 1.10 € 22.00 € 20,043
SE6 Visit for diagnosis and care plan GP 60 € 1.10 € 66.00 € 60,130
SE7 Follow–up visit GP&Nurse 64 € 0.71 € 45.44
SE8 Diet consultation Dietician 5 € 0.53 € 2.65
SE9 Eye care Optometrist 2 € 1.10 € 2.20
SE10 Foot care Practice nurse 1 € 0.29 € 0.29
SE14 Education Diabetic nurse 80 € 0.58 € 46.40 € 42,516
SE16 Life style program Life style consultant 240 € 0.58 € 139.20 € 127,549
Total per year € 276.12 € 252,517 € 53.10
*

Resource requirements are in minutes per year.