In-reach specialist nursing teams for residential care homes: uptake of services, impact on care provision and cost-effectiveness

Table 9 Cost of In-reach Team and Shared Care Model

Cost Item	Annual Expenditure (2005/06 prices)	'Shared Care' Model¹ (2007/08 prices)
Salaries²: IRT Nursing staff	242,368³	218,000⁴
Salary Physiotherapist	6,601	-
Salaries IRT Administrator⁵	18,704	9,500
Travel/lease cars	12,335	12,000
Uniforms/clothing allowance	629	629
Accommodation & services e.g. electricity	5,000⁶	5,000
Office costs e.g. telephone, stationery etc	1,992	1,900
Office equipment e.g. PCs, photocopier etc	11,958	3,000
Clinical equipment & consumables	2,726	2,800
TOTAL COST	302,313	252,829

¹ Shared Care/Locality model, in-reach team draws on existing community staff (i.e. mental health nurses, physiotherapists, occupational therapists etc) on as and when required basis
² Salaries include overhead costs (such as employer's National Insurance Contributions and pensions). Expenditure excludes one nurse assessor funded for 12 months (Skills for Care)
³ Core team (not fully established until November 2005) consisted of 5 WTE band 5 nurses, 3 WTE band 6 nurses & 1 WTE band 7 nurse. In addition, 18 hrs per week physiotherapist input.
⁴ Core team for Shared Care/Locality Model consisting of: 4 WTE band 5 nurses (working 7 am – 9 pm seven days/week) & 1 WTE band 7 nurse. Team draws on other community staff (see 1 above).
⁵ WTE administrator in 2005/6; 0.5 WTE administrator in Shared Care/Locality Model.
⁶ Based on actual charge levied for accommodation in new Resource Centre (2007)

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