Resource item | Unit cost (£) | Source |
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Primary admission | ||
Intensive care level 1 day | 696.12 | NHS reference costs 2013–2014 (XC07Z) adult critical care [12] |
Intensive care level 2 day | 932.10 | NHS reference costs 2013–2014 (XC06Z) adult critical care [12] |
Intensive care level 3 day | 1440.64 | NHS reference costs 2013–2014 (XC01Z-XC05Z weighted average) adult critical care [12] |
Other intensive care unit day | 1228.65 | NHS reference costs 2013–2014 (XC01Z-XC07Z weighted average) adult critical care [12] |
High dependency unit day | 932.10 | NHS reference costs 2013–2014 (XC06Z) adult critical care [12] |
Ward bed day | 437.00 | NHS reference costs 2013–2014 (VC40Z) rehabilitation for respiratory disorders [12] |
Simvastatin 80 mg tablets 28 tabs/pack | 2.02 | National Health Service England and Wales (2014) NHS electronic drug tariff (online; accessed 24 June 2015) [14] |
Other hospital services | ||
Non-specific ward days | 483.04 | NHS reference costs 2013–2014 (weighted average length of stay and cost of non-elective long stays ) [12] |
Outpatient attendance | 109.00 | Unit costs of health and social care 2014 p.111 [13] |
Attendance at Accident and Emergency department | 233.00 | Unit costs of health and social care 2014 p.111 (see and treat and convey) [13] |
Community health services | ||
GP surgery consultation | 46.00 | Unit costs of health and social care 2014 p.195 [13] |
GP telephone consultation | 28.00 | Unit costs of health and social care 2014 p.195 [13] |
GP home consultation | 115.00 | Unit costs of health and social care 2013 p.191 (inflated using the hospital and community health services index) [24] |
GP out of hours consultation | 115.00 | Unit costs of health and social care 2013 p.191 (home visit unit cost assumed as above) [24] |
GP nurse surgery consultation | 13.70 | Unit costs of health and social care 2014 p.192 (per 15.5 min surgery consultation) [13] |
GP nurse telephone consultation | 4.85 | Unit costs of health and social care 2014 p.192 (per 7.1 min telephone consultation)* [13] |
GP nurse home visit | 24.29 | Unit costs of health and social care 2014 p.192 (per 15.5 min consultation and 12 min travel assumed*) [13] |
District nurse home visit | 39.00 | Unit costs of health and social care 2014 p.187 [13] |
Social worker visit | 79.00 | Unit costs of health and social care 2014 p.206 (per 1 h cost assumed to include travel) [13] |
Physiotherapist visit | 51.00 | Unit costs of health and social care 2014 p.179 [13] |
Occupational therapist visit | 77.00 | Unit costs of health and social care 2014 p.180 [13] |
Dietician visit | 37.00 | Unit costs of health and social care 2014 p.238 [13] |
Nurse specialist visit | 74.00 | Unit costs of health and social care 2014 p.190 (per 1 h cost assumed to include travel) [13] |
Rapid response/ acute care episode | 182.00 | Unit costs of health and social care 2013 p.111 (inflated using the hospital and community health services index) [24] |
Psychotherapy/counselling | 50.00 | Unit costs of health and social care 2014 p.51 [13] |
Day centre | 38.00 | Unit costs of health and social care 2014 p.38 (per client session) [13] |
Care services | ||
Home help/care worker | 17.00 | Unit costs of health and social care 2014 p.210 (per 1 h cost assumed to include travel) [13] |
Delivered meals | 6.60 | Unit costs of health and social care 2014 p.127 (per meal) [13] |
Nursing home | 511.00 | Unit costs of health and social care 2014 p.33 (per week) [13] |
Respite | 511.00 | Nursing home cost assumed as above |
Residential care home | 493.00 | Unit costs of health and social care 2014 p.34 (weekly) [13] |
Sheltered housing | 443.00 | Unit costs of health and social care 2014 p.39 (extra care housing for older people, weekly) [13] |