| Resource Use | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Cost of the Vest Equipment | £6,995 | Hill Rom company price list |
| Lifespan (yrs.) | 5-10 years | Assumption |
| Consumables | ||
| Wraps: Unit cost | £275 | Hill Rom company price list |
| Lifespan | 5 | Assumption |
| Vest: Unit cost | £295 | Hill Rom company price list |
| Lifespan | 5 | Assumption |
| Staff training | ||
| Band 7 PT: Unit cost (per session) | £87 | PSSRU [13] |
| Sessions | 1 | Assumption |
| Avg. patients trained in each session | 5 | Assumption |
| Patient training | ||
| Band 7 PT: Unit cost (per session) | £87 | PSSRU [13] |
| Hours Home visits, incl travel | 3 | Assumption |
| # home visits | 2 | Assumption |
| Hours phone follow-up | 1 | Assumption |
| # phone follow-up | 2 | Assumption |
| Cost of hospital admission | £2,444.26 | NHS reference cost 2017-18 (Non-elective long stay DZ1 and DZ22) |
| Cost per bed/day | £289.01 | NHS reference cost 2017-18 (Non-elective excess bed days DZ1 and DZ22) |
| Cost of medication | 1.37 | BNF [14] |
| Cost of GP visit | £37.40 | PSSRU [13] |