Cost of new pathway with associated savings comparisons using secondary care costs based on secondary care audit data collected in May 2011
| Costs of FC testing at £31 per test on a cost per case basis based on funding for up to 350 tests | £10 850 |
| Cost of dietetics service with 15% on costs, band six specialist dietitian and 0.2 WTE administrator support | £48 003 |
| Total cost of new pathway | £58 853 |
| Present annual secondary care costs for patients with likely IBS aged 16–45 years with no alarm symptoms when seen in secondary care | £161 198 |
| Savings comparison | £102 345 |
FC, faecal calprotectin; IBS, irritable bowel syndrome; WTE, whole time equivalent.