Table 5 Mean NHS service use: 0–4 months

NHS Services

 General Practitioner

57

39

1.4(2.1)

1.1(1.5)

-0.28(-1.05 to 0 .50)

 Practice nurse

58

39

0.1(0.4)

0.03(0.2)

-0.08(-0.21 to 0.06)

 Physiotherapist visit**

81

60

3.8(3.7)

3.1(3.7)

0.72(-1.97 to 0.52)

 Doctor/nurse in an emergency department(casualty)

58

39

0.2(0.7)

0.1(0.3)

-0.10 (-0.34 to 0.13)

 Hospital specialist (consultant or team member)

58

39

0.1(0.5)

0.5(1.5)

0.42 (-0.00 to 0.84)

 Psychologist/counsellor

58

39

0.03 (2.3)

0.1(0.5)

0.04 (-0.11 to 0.19)

 Hospital stay

57

40

0.04(0.2)

0(0)

-0.04(-0.09 to 0.02)

NHS Tests

 X-rays

58

39

0.1(0.3)

0.0(0.2)

0.03(-0.14 to 0.07)

 CT scan

58

39

0.02(0.1)

0.03(0.2)

0.01(-0.05 to 0.07)

 MRI scan

57

39

0.1(0.3)

0.3(0.6)

0.16 (-0.04 to 0.36)

 Blood tests

58

39

0.2(0.5)

0.1(0.3)

0.05 (-0.22 to 0.11)

NHS Drugs

 Pain killers

57

39

1.2(2.0)

1.3(1.5)

0.08 (-0.67 to 0.83)

 Anti-inflammatory drugs

58

39

0.8(1.3)

0.9(1.2)

0.08 (-0.43 to 0.58)

 Gels/creams

58

39

0.2 (0.5)

0.1(0.2)

0.11(-0.28 to 0.07)

 Sleeping pills

58

39

0.1(0.5)

0.1(0.4)

0.04 (-0.24 to 0.16)

 Anti-depressants

58

39

0.2(0.7)

0.4(0.9)

0.17 (-0.16 to 0.50)