Table 3

Travel time, private cost and NHS cost of attending screening by screening location

Settlement Category
Travel Time (round trip) minutes Median (IQR)
Private Cost (£) Median (IQR)
NHS cost per session (£)
NHS cost per man invited (£)

Urban
30 (20)
4.2 (4.05)
248.79
14.34





Accessible small town
20 (20)
4.00 (4.86)
286.43
14.58
Remote small town
20 (20)
4.86 (7.83)
294.96
15.99
Very remote small town
20 (20)
3.96 (7.94)
274.65
14.56
Accessible rural
20 (20)
3.96 (5.76)
307.38
15.66





Remote rural
20 (30)
4.59 (8.87)
305.04
16.77





Very remote rural
30 (20)
7.29 (10.53)
332.66
18.27
All settlements
20 (30)
4.34 (6.85)
288.44
15.72

Lindsay et al. BMC Public Health 2006 6:80   doi:10.1186/1471-2458-6-80