Costs of health care: experience of one department of rheumatology

Little or no information exists about the costs of providing services in the National Health Service. A study was commissioned to measure the costs of running the department of rheumatology in Cornwall. The results emphasised the relative cheapness of outpatient care compared with inpatient care.

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Published in:BMJ 1985-10, Vol.291 (6500), p.957-959
Main Author: Thould, A K
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Arthritis
Child
Child, Preschool
Costs and Cost Analysis
Direct Service Costs
Economic costs
England
Health care costs
Health Resources - supply & distribution
Hospital Departments - economics
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Inpatients
Middle Aged
Older adults
Outpatient clinics
Outpatients
Personal Paper
Physical therapy
Population Dynamics
Rheumatic diseases
Rheumatology
Rheumatology - economics
State Medicine
Transportation costs
Unit costs
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Summary:Little or no information exists about the costs of providing services in the National Health Service. A study was commissioned to measure the costs of running the department of rheumatology in Cornwall. The results emphasised the relative cheapness of outpatient care compared with inpatient care.
ISSN:0267-0623
0959-8138
1468-5833
DOI:10.1136/bmj.291.6500.957