Table 1

Mean healthcare resource use±SD, unit costs (2013/2014 values), complete data

Type of resource use (unit)Unit costs
(references)
HELPEnhanced standard careDifferenceP value
NMean±SDNMean±SD
Hospital inpatient (admission)£1758.369 590.05±0.29530.06±0.41−0.010.93
Hospital day case (attendance)£693.009 590.15±0.81520.04±0.190.110.32
Hospital outpatient (visit)£108.229 580.64±1.22520.29±0.700.350.07
A&E (visits)£115.009 580.29±0.56530.23±0.540.070.53
GP surgery (consultation)£45.0010 581.57±2.31501.46±1.800.110.79
GP home (visit)£114.0010 590.00±0.00530.00±0.000.000.00
GP phone (consultation)£27.0010 590.27±0.69530.32±0.94−0.050.75
Nurse home (visit)£70.0010 590.02±0.13520.00±0.000.020.35
Nurse surgery (visit)£13.4310 580.26±0.78530.25±0.780.010.93
Nurse phone (consultation)£13.4310 580.02±0.13520.00±0.000.020.35
NHS dietician (visit)£35.0010 580.09±0.34520.04±0.190.050.37
Community pharmacist (contact)£56.0010 580.31±0.78520.15±0.540.160.23
NHS physiotherapist (visit)£34.0010 580.14±0.71530.19±1.00−0.050.76
Private physiotherapist (visit)£77.0010 580.03±0.26530.06±0.41−0.020.73
Osteopath (visit)£34.0010 580.03±0.26530.00±0.000.030.34
Chiropractor (visit)£34.0010 580.00±0.00530.00±0.000.000.00
Psychologist (visit)£59.0010 580.31±1.88530.06±0.410.250.34
Counsellor (visit)£58.0010 580.09±0.66530.30±1.48−0.220.31
Any other healthcare (contact)£81.009 10 570.46±1.31530.45±1.250.010.99
  • A&E, accident and emergency; GP, general practitioner; HELP,  Healthy Eating and Lifestyle Programme; NHS, National Health Service.