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. 2021 Sep 23;8(2):46–54. doi: 10.36469/001c.26113

Table 1. Resource Inputs for Each Type of Service Model.

Variable Resource Input
Model 1
Time spent managing the switch, minutes 5
Pharmacist costs per hour, £ 54.00
Model 1: Patients nonadherent, % 0
Model 1a: Patients nonadherent, % 20
Model 1b: Patients nonadherent, % 40
GP costs per consultation, £ 39.23
Model 2
Time spent managing the switch, minutes 5
Pharmacist costs per hour, £ 54.00
Practice nurse costs per hour, £ 42.00
Pharmacist inhaler counselling, % 25
Practice nurse inhaler counselling, % 75
Proportion of patients nonadherent, % 60
Follow-up appointment, pMDI cohort only, minutes 15
Model 3
Time spent managing the switch, minutes 15
Pharmacist costs per hour, £ 54.00
Practice nurse costs per hour, £ 42.00
Pharmacist inhaler counselling, % 25
Practice nurse inhaler counselling, % 75
Proportion of patients nonadherent, % 10
Follow-up appointment, pMDI cohort only, minutes 15

Abbreviations: GP, general practitioner; NHS, National Health Service; pMDI, pressurised metered-dose inhaler. All costs are sourced from NHS Unit Costs of Health and Social Care 2019.24