Table 6

Hypothetical example of the estimated costs of the intervention applied to an average PCT (Costs expressed in 2002/03 UK£).


Estimated costs
Estimated costs for an average PCT1

1. Adapting the guidelines
£11443
£11443
2. Developing/modifying the software
£14034
£14034
3. Local educational meetings
£1204
£1204
4. Register running costs
£5585
£5,585/year
5. General practice running costs2
£19.11/patient/year
£72,236/year

1 Average PCT: 40 general practices, practice size 3.5 FTE doctors, list size 1800/doctor, prevalence of type 2 diabetes 1.5%. This gives 3780 patients.

2. Average cost incurred by practices assumed to be 25% of the range of £0.00 to £76.52. Includes staff time and consumables.

Eccles et al. Implementation Science 2007 2:6   doi:10.1186/1748-5908-2-6

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