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Table 7 Staff time and costs for the two supply chains

From: A randomised controlled trial and cost-consequence analysis of traditional and digital foot orthoses supply chains in a National Health Service setting: application to feet at risk of diabetic plantar ulceration

Staff activity

Mean staff timea (SD)

Mean staff Cost

Mean total costb

Traditional supply chain (n = 17)

Clinical Assessmentc

05:18 (01:46)

£3.79

 

Foot Shape Capturec

00:56 (00:40)

£0.67

 

Written Prescriptionc

01:49 (01:38)

£1.31

 

Medical Notesc

09:32 (09:43)

£6.82

 

Modify Impression Boxc

00:04 (00:15)

£0.04

 

Total

17:39 (11:04)

£12.63

£72.63

Digital supply chain (n = 18)

Clinical Assessmentc

06:43 (01:56)

£4.81

 

CAD Designc

17:07 (11:09)

£12.25

 

Medical Notesc

11:37 (11:21)

£8.31

 

Foot Shape Captured

06:17 (04:56)

£4.49

 

Configure Scansd

05:17 (03:33)

£3.78

 

Align Scansd

06:10 (03:42)

£4.41

 

Total

53:10 (23:08)

£35.68

£85.68

  1. atime format minutes:seconds (mm:ss), bincluding orthotic cost of £60 for TSC and £50 for DSC, c Activity completed by NHS Orthotist, d Activity completed by NHS Technician