Savings (£) | Costs (£) | Notes | |
Cost of patients entering from the repeat measurements scheme | 4938.05 | See table 1 | |
Training of optometrists | 2500 | The training for the relaunched Manchester GERS took place in 2013 and cost £2500 | |
Fees to optometrists | 192 400 | £80 per assessment 2405 patients seen by community optometrists | |
Equipment cost | 48 000 | ||
MREH non referred cases | 146 148 | 1282 patients not referred, one visit avoided at £114 per first visit avoided | |
Totals | 146 148 | 247 838 | |
Savings | −101 690 | ||
Savings per patient | −42.28 | 101 690/2405 patients |
GERS, Glaucoma Enhanced Referral Scheme; MREH, Manchester Royal Eye Hospital.