Assessment Cost Benefit
Current clinical
Physiotherapist Band 6 £52.00 Travel £12.60 Carbon footprint £0.48 Total for 1 assessment £65.08
Face-to-face interaction preferred by minority of patients [recent survey Oxon rehab services] and for complex management.
CV-aided system
4 assessments* £0.29 Total for 1 assessment £0.07 *Assuming 10% market of axSpA No travel times Minimal carbon footprint Reduced carer pressure [driving] Self-management Opportunity for more regular assessment Data can be securely transferred Expert physiotherapy for wider population, greater inclusion Saving clinical resource
Total cost savings/benefit
£64.70/assessment
Environmental Economic Social Reduced pressure on NHS