Table 5 Comparison of health service costs per counselling episode

From: Genetic nurse counsellors can be an acceptable and cost-effective alternative to clinical geneticists for breast cancer risk genetic counselling. Evidence from two parallel randomised controlled equivalence trials

 

Grampian

Wales

Group

Mean number of randomised appointments (range)

Unit cost a

Mean total cost per patient (£)

Mean number of randomised appointments (range)

Unit cost a

Mean total cost per patient (£)

Nurse counsellor

1.26 (1–4)

108.01

136.55

1 (1–1)

140.10

140.10

Geneticist

1.18 (1–3)

125.99

148.30

1 (1–1)

127.60

127.60

Difference in cost (nurse counsellor–geneticist)

  

−11.54b

  

+12.50

  1. aUnit cost of counselling appointment.
  2. b(95% CI, £−25.43, £1.94).
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