Table 5 Costs for Saturday service for control and intervention groups

Wage Costs for Saturday Service

Physiotherapy (base rate)

$45

$46

 Casual loading 25%

$11

$12

 Hospital overheads 30%

$14

$14

 Saturday loading 50%

$23

$23

 Total per hour

$93

$95

Cost per week

 3.5 h/week in control group

$325

 4 h/week in intervention group

$381

 Cost for 20 weeks

$6,503

$7,619

Registered Nurse for porterage (base rate)

$45

n.a

 Casual loading 25%

$11

 Hospital overheads 30%

$14

 Saturday loading 50%

$23

 Cost per hour

$93

 Cost per week (2 h per week)

$185

 Cost for 20 weeks

$3,701

Occupational therapist (base rate)

n.a

$47

 Casual Loading 25%

$12

 Hospital overheads 30%

$14

 Saturday loading 50%

$23

 Cost per hour

$95

 Cost per week (4 h per week)

$381

 Cost for 20 weeks

$7,619

Allied Health Assistant (base rate)

n.a

$28

 Casual loading 25%

$7

 Hospital overheads 30%

$8

 Saturday loading 50%

$14

 Cost per hour

$57

 Cost per week (4 h per week)

$230

 Cost for 20 weeks

$4,592

Wage operating costs allocated to intervention^a

$1,932

$2,176

Total costs for Saturday service

$12,137

$22,007

Ward operating costs

 Housekeeping Supplies

$5,896

$5,475

 Laundry Supplies

$37,160

$36,436

 Printing & Stationery

$3,204

$5,677

 Property Expenses

$9,940

$20,009

 Marketing & Entertainment

$1,007

$0

 Catering—Functions

$4,399

$2,633

 Hospital Contractor Services^b

$7,366

$7,145

 Rates & Body Corporate^b

$1,280

$1,313

 Utilities^b

$7,354

$6,755

 Finance & Accounting^b

$309

$344

 Insurance^b

$3,233

$3,436

 Total ward overheads^b

$81,147

$89,223