Table 2

Undiscounted and discounted costs

Outcome measureUndiscounted cost (£) 2007/2008Discounted cost (£) 2011/2012
Primary out comes
 The mean cost per hour of patient care between different healthcare professionalsDoctor 80.91Doctor 74.44
ESPs 89.71ESPs 82.53
ENPs 109.81ENPs 101.03
 The mean unit cost per patient per hourDoctor 54.93Doctor 50.54
ESPs 68.36ESPs 62.89
ENPs 86.47ENPs 82.31
Secondary outcomes
 The mean direct costs per hour of patient contactDoctor 60.96Doctor 56.08
ESPs 52.48ESPs 48.28
ENPs 55.21ENPs 50.79
 The mean indirect costs per hour of patient contactDoctor 19.60Doctor 18.03
ESPs 39.56ESPs 36.40
ENPs 52.70ENPs 48.48
Sensitivity analysis
 The cost per hour of patient contact (including educational costs)Doctor 92.26Doctor 84.88
ESPs 92.71ESPs 85.29
ENPs 110.82ENPs 101.95
 Cost per patient per hour (including educational costs)Doctor 57.42Doctor 52.83
ESPs 69.38ESPs 63.82
ENPs 86.75ENPs 79.81
 Median costs (all costs)Doctor 48.18Doctor 44.32
ESPs 35.74ESPs 32.88
ENPs 34.58ENPs 31.81

ENP, emergency nurse practitioners; ESP, extended scope physiotherapists.