Mean NHS and local authority costs (£) over 12months by group
| Intervention (n = 88)a | Control (n = 89)a | Mean difference | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type of cost | mean(SD) | mean(SD) | (bootstrapped 95% CI) |
| NHS primary care sector | |||
| GP consultations | |||
| Surgery | 77 (62) | 78(81) | -0.83 |
| Telephone | 7(17) | 10(24) | -3.06 |
| Home visits | 2(10) | 1(7) | 0.79 |
| Out-of-hours GP consultations | |||
| Surgery | 3(14) | 2(10) | 1.16 |
| Telephone | 4(13) | 2(9) | 1.79 |
| Home visits | 0(0) | 3(14) | -3.10 |
| Practice nurse consultations | 16(12) | 13(14) | 3.33 |
| Total primary care consultations | 109(72) | 109(99) | 0 (-26 to 25) |
| Primary care prescribingb | |||
| 3.1. Bronchodilators short-term | 20 (26) | 14(19) | 6.41 |
| 3.1. Bronchodilators long-term | 28(81) | 25(83) | 2.30 |
| 3.1 All bronchodilators | 48 (94) | 39 (86) | 9 (-16 to 36) |
| 3.2 Single drug corticosteroids | 23 (29) | 17(24) | 6.39 |
| 3.2 Combination corticosteroids | 23 (58) | 36(104) | -13.05 |
| 3.2 All corticosteroids | 46 (58) | 53 (106) | -7 (-30 to 21) |
| 3.3-3.10 | 21 (51) | 27 (74) | -6 (-26 to 12) |
| All BNF3 Respiratory | 114 (135) | 120 (173) | -6 (-52 to 38) |
| 5.1 Antibacterial | 3(9) | 2(4) | 1.26 |
| 6.3 Gluocosteroids | <1 (1) | <1 (1) | -0.10 |
| 12.2. Drugs acting on the nose | 1(6) | <1 (3) | 0.68 |
| 13.2-5 Emollient, barriers, topical corticosteroids, and eczema preparations | 5(18) | 10(33) | -5.23 |
| Peak flow meters and other devices | 1(3) | 2(4) | -0.38 |
| Total primary care prescribing | 122 (143) | 136 (185) | -15 (-83 to 14) |
| Total primary care | 231 (164) | 245 (239) | -14 (-92 to 23) |
| NHS secondary sector | |||
| Outpatients | |||
| Consultation | 157 (269) | 219(376) | -62 (-158 to 39) |
| Inpatients | |||
| Inpatient hospital days (all causes) | 93 (308) | 71 (312) | 21 (-68 to 114) |
| Prescribing | <1 (<1) | 1(6) | -0.94 |
| Accident and emergency | |||
| Attendances | 19(38) | 24 (46) | -5(-18 to 7) |
| Total secondary care | 269 (490) | 315 (559) | -46 (-210 to 101) |
| Total NHS cost | 499 (538) | 560 (669) | -61 (-272 to 91) |
| Local authority intervention cost: housing adaptation package | 1718 (1685) | 0(0) | 1718 |
| Total NHS and local authority cost | 2217 (1766) | 560 (669) | 1657 (1282 to 2036) |