Table 2 Unit costs of allied health and community services in selected countries

United Kingdom

Counselling

$77.89 [31], $111.25 [31]¹

$94.57 per consultation (23.59) $77.89-$111.25

Home care

$19.16 [31], $44.23 [32], $17.75 [33], $24.31 [34], $27.72 [35]

$26.63 per hour (13.04) $17.75- $44.23

Podiatry

$46.97 [32], $28.70 [36], $53.67 [35]

$43.11 per consultation (12.92) $28.70-$53.67

Dietetics

$135.67 [32]

$135.67 per consultation

Home nursing

$46.62 [32], $34.50 [33], $55.89 [37], $112.42 [38], $38.69 [34], $41.28 [39]

$54.90 per consultation (29.13) $34.50-$112.42

Physiotherapy

$24.29 [35], $41.97 [40], $26.58 [39]², $48.13 [41], $64.23 [42]³, $35.16 [43], $34.31[12]⁴, $54.00 [44]

(NHS) $41.08 per consultation (13.77) $24.29-$64.23

$62.48 per hour [21]

(NHS) $62.48 per hour

$104.14 [42]⁵, $45.40 [34], $34.22 [21]⁶, $45.34 [12], $106.97 [32], $104.27 [41], $83.30 [21]⁷

(Private) $74.81 per consultation (32.19) $34.22-$104.14

$161.39 [37]

(Private) $161.39 per hour

Occupational Therapy

$106.97 [32], $24.29 [35], $45.32 [34] $547.88 [45] per day,

$58.86 per consultation (42.97) $24.29-$106.97

Social Work

$216.55 [32], $278.61 [35]

$247.58 per consultation (43.88)

Speech Pathology

$43.82 [34]

$43.82 per consultation

$99.14 [32], $96.40 [35]⁸

$97.77 per hour (1.94)

Meals

$5.87 [35], $9.82 [34]

$7.85 per meal (2.82)

Family care

$26.78 [34]

$26.78 per hour

Respite care

$254.32 [30] (NHS), $63.57 (VS), $117.86 (LCA) [30]¹⁰

$145.25 per day (98.28) $63.57-$254.32

Europe

Home care

$25.67 [29] (FR), $34.01 [29] (GR), $30.32 [29] (UK), $48.57 [46], $52.64 [47], $55.21 [48]

$41.07 per consultation (12.59) $25.67-$55.21

$60.15 [49]

$60.15 per hour

Home Nursing

$35.05 [50], $80.20 [49], $137.95 [46], $65.87 [51], $151.64 [47]

$94.14 per consultation (49.27 $35.05-$151.64

Physiotherapy

$85.49 [46]¹¹, $76.44 [47] ,$36.75 [52]¹²

$66.23 per consultation (25.93) $36.75 -$85.49

$50.13 [53], $65.87 [51], $94.47 [48]

$70.16 per hour – public (22.48) $50.13-$94.47

Occupational Therapy

$94.47 [48], $99.09 [46]¹³

$96.78 per consultation (3.27)

$50.13 [53], $65.87 [51]

$58.00 per hour- public (11.13) $50.13-$65.87

Staff travel

0.38c per km [50], 0.36c per km [53]

0.37c per km (.01) 0.36-0.38c per km

Meals

$14.03 [49]

$14.03 per meal

Cleaning

$54.13 [49]

$54.13 per hour

United States

Counselling

$179.40 [14] per occasion of service

$179.40 per consultation

Home care

$10.36 [54] per hour

$10.36 per hour

Home nursing

$35.00 [54] per hour

$35.00 per hour

Physiotherapy

$32.96 [54] per occasion of service

$32.96 per consultation

Social work

$26.04 [54] per hour

$26.04 per hour

Family care

$8.64 [54], $20.41 [55]

$14.53 per hour (8.32) $8.64-$20.41

Canada

Home care

$26.53 [56]

$26.53 per hour

Home nursing

$67.56 [56]

$67.56 per consultation

Physiotherapy

$111.21 [56]

$111.21 per consultation

Occupational Therapy

$138.32 [56]

$138.32 per consultation

Hong Kong

Home nursing

$65.11 [57]

$65.11 per consultation -public

New Zealand

Home nursing

$20.80 [58]

$20.80 per hour

Physiotherapy

$24.22 [58]

$24.22 per hour

Occupational Therapy

$27.85 [59]

$27.85 per consultation-public

Staff travel

0.78 per km [58], 0.69 per km [59]

0.74c per km (.06) (0.69-0.78)c per km