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Table 6 Hypothetical example of the estimated costs of the intervention applied to an average PCT (Costs expressed in 2002/03 UK£).

From: A pragmatic cluster randomised controlled trial of a Diabetes REcall And Management system: the DREAM trial

 

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