Table 5, Cost of staff time - Evidence reviews for what are the most accurate and cost-effective approaches to diagnosing gout, in particular serum urate level compared with joint aspiration?

Resource	Unit costs
Primary care Practice Nurse (Band 5), cost per hour^(a)	£42
General Practitioner, cost per consultation (9.22 minutes)^(a)	£37

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Evidence reviews for what are the most accurate and cost-effective approaches to diagnosing gout, in particular serum urate level compared with joint aspiration? Gout: diagnosis and management: Evidence review C.

NICE Guideline, No. 219.

London: National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE); 2022 Jun.

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Table 5Cost of staff time