Table 1

Summary of costs associated with the improvement collaborative

Financial costApproximate average cost per practice (£)
Practice payment: buy out time plus staged payments for achieving key project milestones and targets8525
Collaborative learning events: three 1-day learning sessions plus final summit meeting797
External support from CLAHRC team: two knowledge transfer associates; half-time programme manager; half-time information analyst; clinical lead and academic lead support time11 310
Total20 632