The integration of a Podiatrist into an orthopaedic department: a cost-consequences analysis

Table 2 Summary of the costs of managing patients with non-urgent foot and ankle complaints in the usual care and triage clinics over the 12-month periods

	Usual care^a (n = 133)			Triage^b (n = 278)
	Unit cost	Number	Total cost	Unit cost	Number	Total cost
Total new and review appointments	$246.20	133	$32,744	$39.34 (wages)	278	$10,936
Imaging cost per patient			Included			$42.75
Total appointment cost			$32,744			$19,999
Mean cost per new patient			$454.78			$94.34

^aoutpatient clinic, patients with non-urgent foot and ankle complaints managed by Orthopaedic Surgeons (July 2014–June 2015);
^boutpatient clinic, patients with non-urgent foot and ankle complaints managed by a Podiatrist (July 2015–June 2016)

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