NEF Consulting health and that it represents a considerably below the evaluation well-being cost-effective use of NICE threshold for 2010 with an outcomes healthcare resources. cost-effectiveness of assessment Incremental £20,000-£30,000 per using There are QALY gained and ‘Social MEND Return on methodological compares favourably Investment’ ratio (ICER) weaknesses in the with other obesity principles. data used in this interventions. Target The analyses analysis (see refs 1 & Health and well-being in this report 2) above and thus the combined value; Children aged are informed assumptions made for £4,021.42-£5,534.12 7-13 and their by a the analysis about the per enrolled child. families Randomised expected change in Average cost per child: Control BMI and other £415,77 (RCT) outcomes are conducted in questionable. 2005-07 (26 above), data from the subsequent roll-out to 16,000 children and new
NEF Consulting 2010 MEND Target Children aged 7-13 and their families evaluation with an assessment using ‘Social Return on Investment’ principles. The analyses in this report are informed by a Randomised Control (RCT) conducted in 2005-07 (26 above), data from the subsequent roll-out to 16,000 children and new health and well-being outcomes Incremental ratio (ICER) that it represents a cost-effective use of healthcare resources. There are methodological weaknesses in the data used in this analysis (see refs 1 & 2) above and thus the assumptions made for the analysis about the expected change in BMI and other outcomes are questionable. considerably below the NICE threshold for cost-effectiveness of £20,000-£30,000 per QALY gained and compares favourably with other obesity interventions. Health and well-being combined value; £4,021.42-£5,534.12 per enrolled child. Average cost per child: £415,77
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