Estimated cost of generating and presenting indicators (in pounds sterling)
| No. of hours spent by lecturer (mean per practice) | No. of hours spent by either data or note reviewer research assistant (mean per practice) | Overall cost based on £17 per hour total employment cost for lecturer and £10 per hour total employment cost for assistant and other costs (mean per practice) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Generating the indicators for 18 practices | |||
| collecting data from practice omputers | 29 (1.6) | 17 (0.9) | 663 (37) |
| analysing the data from each practice and selecting random patients for note search | 39 (2.2) | 37 (2.1) | 1033 (57) |
| reviewing practice notes | 48.5 (2.7) | 32 (1.8) | 1144 (64) |
| analysing data from note review | 11.4 (0.6) | 194 (11) | |
| administration to coordinate the above | 18.5 (1.0) | 314 (17) | |
| travel | 23 (1.3) | 15.3 (0.8) | 910 (51) |
| other overheads | 1000 (56) | ||
| Total | 158 (8.8) | 101 (5.6) | 5259 (292) |
| Presenting the indicators to 15 practices | |||
| preparing the presentation | 15 (1) | 255 (17) | |
| presenting the data back to the practice | 15 (1) | 255 (17) | |
| travel | 18 (1.2) | 412 (27) | |
| Total | 48 (3.2) | 922 (61) |