Health Economic Modelling

The health economic analysis is a cost-consequence analysis conducted over a short time horizon from an NHS and personal social services perspective. A deterministic modelling approach will be used, with sensitivity and threshold analyses to test the impact of individual parameters on costs and outcomes. The standard care pathway will be modelled using literature data, with gaps in evidence filled by expert opinion. Outcomes of interest in the economic model include resource use, costs, intervention cost and the proportion of patients receiving appropriate antibiotics in a timely way.