Table 4 Range of estimated cost reductions under different assumptions for costs and clinical conditions and for increases in breastfeeding rates
Cost assumptions | Assumptions on clinical conditions* | Notional reduction in costs assuming differing breastfeeding rates | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
North Trent 47% Yorkshire & Humber 45% | North Trent 47% Yorkshire & Humber 50% | North Trent 47% Yorkshire & Humber 52% | ||
Conservative costs | NEC has been taken into account within gastroenteritis calculations | £25,264 | £35,340 | £42,281 |
Conservative costs | NEC has been calculated separately and residual allocated to gastroenteritis | £123,742 | £132,738 | £139,836 |
Maximum costs | NEC has been taken into account within gastroenteritis calculations | £61,635 | £86,260 | £102,997 |
Maximum costs | NEC has been calculated separately and residual allocated to gastroenteritis | £490,714 | £530,023 | £562,217 |