Fact Sheet

Below is some facts and figures for general use. We can also supply case studies and spokespeople.

Healthcare

• £20 is the cost of a nurse's tunic
• £30 is the cost of a pressure mattress for a chair
• £40 is the cost of a full nurse's uniform
• £50 is the approximate cost of a carer's seven hour  day time shift
• £100 is the approximate cost of a nurse's seven hour day time shift
• £90 is the cost of a nebuliser
• £750 is the cost of a syringe driver
• £1,000 is the cost of a profiling bed
• £1,300 is the cost of a suction pump
• £160,000 is the approximate cost of a nurse 24/7 for a year
• £95,000 is the approximate cost of a carer 24/7 for a year
• £90,000 is the cost of operating our combined healthcare services

Our Hospices

• £33,690 is the daily cost of running our six hospices
• £500 is the daily cost of providing food in our six hospices
• £4,600 is the daily cost of providing consultant and medical cover in our six hospices
• £14, 240 is the daily cost of nursing provision in our six hospices
• £117,000 is the average yearly cost of providing a bed in a Sue Ryder Care hospice
• £24 is the average daily manpower cost of providing catering and cleaning services in an individual bed.

Our Care Centres

• £40,650 is the daily cost of running our neurological care centres
• £900 is the daily cost of providing food in our neurological care centres
• £24,500 is the daily cost of nursing provision in our neurological care centres
• £49, 450 is the average yearly cost of providing a bed in our neurological care centres
• £15 is the average daily cost of providing catering services and cleaning to a bed in our neurological care centres

HomeCare

• £15,760 is the daily cost of running Sue Ryder Care - HomeCare  

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