Planning the medical workforce : second report / Medical Workforce Standing Advisory Committee.

  • Great Britain. Medical Workforce Standing Advisory Committee
Date:
1995
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Credit: Planning the medical workforce : second report / Medical Workforce Standing Advisory Committee. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Costs F. There are four main cost variables in the model which influence total NHS costs. These are shown in table 2, with the direction in which the factor pushes costs. Table 2 Cost factors es a eho aa] rere ere ae Dare | recone it aaas dyad Lal lal a oe aE side acer agh oonap 3 ceed el anor oeeam G. Real increases in costs are the increases in costs year on year within the NHS over and above economy-wide inflation. Generally health input costs rise faster than retail price inflation. The real increase in bed-related and case related costs (of 3.4% and 4% respectively) is the main driver for pushing up all costs. All the other variables have the effect of restraining expenditure. Cost efficiency savings and reductions in inpatient length of stay are more important for reducing costs than the anticipated shift from inpatient to day case treatment.
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