Resource Use |
Value |
Source |
Cost of the Vest Equipment |
£6,995 |
Hill Rom company price list |
Lifespan (yrs.) |
5-10 years |
Assumption |
Consumables |
Wraps: Unit cost |
£275 |
Hill Rom company price list |
Lifespan |
5 |
Assumption |
Vest: Unit cost |
£295 |
Hill Rom company price list |
Lifespan |
5 |
Assumption |
Staff training |
Band 7 PT: Unit cost (per session) |
£87 |
PSSRU [13] |
Sessions |
1 |
Assumption |
Avg. patients trained in each session |
5 |
Assumption |
Patient training |
Band 7 PT: Unit cost (per session) |
£87 |
PSSRU [13] |
Hours Home visits, incl travel |
3 |
Assumption |
# home visits |
2 |
Assumption |
Hours phone follow-up |
1 |
Assumption |
# phone follow-up |
2 |
Assumption |
Cost of hospital admission |
£2,444.26 |
NHS reference cost 2017-18 (Non-elective long stay DZ1 and DZ22) |
Cost per bed/day |
£289.01 |
NHS reference cost 2017-18 (Non-elective excess bed days DZ1 and DZ22) |
Cost of medication |
1.37 |
BNF [14] |
Cost of GP visit |
£37.40 |
PSSRU [13] |