Table 1 Comparison of total budgets: 2010, with and without inflation, versus 2015
From: Consolidation of pathology services in England: have savings been achieved?
Consolidated laboratories (n = 56 pathology hubs) | Non-consolidated laboratories (n = 57 single laboratories) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total budget 2010 | Total budget 2015 | Total budget 2010 with inflation | Difference (savings or deficit) | Total budget 2010 | Total budget 2015 | Total budget 2010 with inflation | Difference (savings or deficit) |
£1,030,140,845 | £1,114,736,579 | £1,191,454,427 | £76,717,848 (savings) | £631,153,715 | £738,909,949 | £738,084,478 | -£825,471 (deficit) |
Value of 10% increased activity: £111,473,652 | Value of 10% increased activity: £73,890,986 | ||||||
Total savings including increased activity: £188,191,500 | Total savings including increased activity: £73,065,515 | ||||||
Average savings per pathology hub | Average savings per single laboratory | ||||||
£3,360,562 (SD: £3,672,787) | £1,281,851 (SD: £2,074,070) | ||||||
p = 0.0003 | |||||||
Average size of pathology hub (number of staff): 278 | Average size of single laboratory (number of staff): 155 | ||||||
Relative saving per member of staff: | Relative saving per member of staff: | ||||||
£12,102 (SD: £236) | £8270 (SD: £235) | ||||||
p = 0.0001 | |||||||