Price estimation and components for cost of intervention over 6 months (per patient)
| Variable | Value | Unit | Source(s)/notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home blood pressure monitor (HBPM): | ||||
| Initial training of patient in device use | £12.00 | Per | Patient | One off patient training in use of device. Priced as an assumed 20 min of practice nurse time (£36/h client contact12) based on the trial's pilot work |
| HBPM device | £53.11 £1.20 | Per | Each month* | Local pricing from manufacturer invoice (60 Euro converted to GBP using average exchange rate 2009/201038) |
| Mobile phone | £48.48 £1.44 | Per | Each month* | Local pricing from internal communications with NHS Lothian telecoms (£49)) deflated from 2011 prices to 2009/2010 using medical products component of CPI37 |
| Server hosting | £0.42 | Per | Month | Local pricing from Supplier Invoice (£1000/year for all patients, divided by 200 patients over 12 months) |
| Web hosting | £2.59 | Per | Month | Local pricing from Supplier Invoice (3.10 Euro converted to GBP using average exchange rate 2009/201038) |
| Sim card | £1.98 | Per | Month | Local pricing from internal communications with NHS Lothian telecoms (£2 deflated from 2011 prices to 2009/2010 using medical products component of CPI37) |
| Nurse time | £2.17 | Per | Month | Assumption of 1 min/week of practice Nurse time spent checking incoming HBPM data (£30/h non-specific work12) based on anecdotal information |
| Total† | £70.77 | For | 6 months |
*Per month costs of HBPM device and mobile phone calculated using the annuity method39 at a discount rate of 3.5%/year as recommended by NICE.34 Assumed lifespan of device: 4 years, assumed life of mobile phone: 3 years.
†Total does not match sum of components due to rounding of values.