Table 5

Cost-effectiveness of the intervention from an NHS perspective

Cost of servicesUsual care meanIntervention meanIncremental difference (95% CI)
Costs and QALYs
 Total NHS costs£364£502£138 (66 to 211)
 Adjusted QALYs0.7860.7980.012 (−0.001 to 0.026)
Cost-effectiveness statistics
 ICER: £10 859
 Probability that intervention cost-effective at CE threshold of £20 000: 0.77
 Probability that intervention cost-effective at CE threshold of £30 000: 0.87
 NMB at threshold of £20 000 (95% CI): £116 (105 to 128)
  • CE, cost-effectiveness; ICER, incremental cost-effectiveness ratio; NHS, National Health Service; NMB, net monetary benefit; QALYs, quality-adjusted life years.