Table 9 Service use and costs (2011/12 £s) in two-month period prior to baseline assessment for patients with non-malignant conditions
|  | Control arm (waiting list) (n = 43) | Intervention arm (fast-track) (n = 44) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Service | N (%) using service | Mean (SD) contacts-users only | Mean (SD) cost in £s -all sample | N (%) using service | Mean (SD) contacts-users only | Mean (SD) cost in £s -all sample |
Inpatient | 19 (44) | 11.8 (11.5) | 2,993 (5,486) | 11 (25) | 9.7 (7.0) | 1,391 (3,112) |
Other hospital services | 37 (86) | 3.5 (4.7) | 357 (440) | 36 (82) | 2.1 (1.4) | 236 (204) |
GP | 36 (84) | 2.9 (2.2) | 114 (110) | 31 (71) | 2.4 (1.4) | 76 (86) |
Nurse | 30 (69) | 3.8 (2.9) | 73 (91) | 35 (80) | 3.7 (3.8) | 91 (134) |
Other health services | 20 (47) | 1.5 (1.0) | 27 (68) | 18 (41) | 1.8 (0.9) | 38 (70) |
Social and other care | 6 (14) | 20.0 (28.8) | 66 (280) | 11 (25) | 17.5 (21.1) | 119 (303) |
Total | 3,630 (5,588) | 1,952 (3,290) | ||||