An exploration of the costs of family and group conferencing pathways in adult social care and mental health: A scenario-based cost analysis

Reallocating scarce public resources with the intention of preventing, reducing or delaying use of costly future care must be evidence-based as pressures build to meet acute needs. Accurate per-case costing of FGC is a necessary preliminary step towards exploring the cost-effectiveness of FGC. A full economic evaluation will account for costs, outcomes, and alternative options (uses of limited resources).