Table 1. Summary of annual consultation costs and consultation provider for highest-cost long-term conditions (LTCs)
Long-term conditionTotal costGP consultation costNurse consultation costOther healthcare provider cost
Chronic pain
(n = 61 042)		£22.7 million
(£373a)		£19.1 million
(£313a)		£1.4 million
(£23a)		£2.2 million
(£37a)
Anxiety
(n = 70 181)		£20.2 million
(£289a)		£17.2 million
(£245a)		£1.1 million
(£17a)		£1.8 million
(£26a)
Depression
(n = 49 113)		£15.8 million
(£323a)		£13.3 million
(£273a)		£0.9 million
(£19a)		£1.5 million
(£31a)
Hypertension
(n = 39 247)		£13.9 million
(£356a)		£11.2 million
(£286a)		£1.0 million
(£27a)		£1.6 million
(£43a)
Asthma
(n = 38 281)		£9.7 million
(£254a)		£7.8 million
(£204a)		£0.8 million
(£21a)		£1.0 million
(£28a)
CP prevalenceWhite ethnicityBlack Caribbean ethnicityBlack African ethnicityAsian ethnicity
Overall£11.0 million
(£356a)		£2.9 million
(£436a)		£3.1 million
(£371a)		£1.7 million
(£396a)
Male£3.7 million
(£312a)		£0.7 million
(£361a)		£0.9 million
(£328a)		£0.6 million
(£346a)
Female£7.2 million
(£385a)		£2.1 million
(£473a)		£2.1 million
(£394a)		£1.1 million
(£432a)
Born in UK£4.6 million
(£373a)		£0.7 million
(£433a)		£0.2 million
(£381a)		£0.1 million
(£388a)
Born outside UK£2.0 million
(£343a)		£1.0 million
(£445a)		£1.5 million
(£373a)		£0.8 million
(£405a)
English language preference£7.6 million
(£358a)		£2.4 million
(£442a)		£1.5 million
(£374a)		£0.7 million
(£416a)
Non-English language preference£1.6 million
(£345a)		£0.03 million
(£419a)		£0.7 million
(£368a)		£0.7 million
(£391a)

  • aAnnual cost per patient per year in GBP for people living with each listed long-term condition and consultation provider. CP = chronic pain