Table 1

Unit costs used to estimate cost incurred during the RAPSID trial

Type of costValue (2013 £)Reference
Accident and emergency room visit941.53*
Overnight hospital stay2696.24*
Practice nurse13.4313
General practitioner6613
Diabetes specialist nurse19.513
Healthcare assistant8.413
Dietician11.913
Consultant39.913
  • *Emergency department and inpatient stay costs were obtained from the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Clinical Commissioning Group for 90% of patients within their catchment area.

  • RAPSID, RAndomized controlled trial of Peer Support in type 2 Diabetes.