The cost of day surgery.
Recently there has been an expansion of day surgery in Britain. However, it is difficult to prove that surgical treatment on a day case basis actually saves money. This paper discusses the development of a new costing strategy which suggests that costs could be reduced by a planned programme of day surgery. These results have obvious significance for the National Health Service.
Heath
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Southampton General Hospital, Shirley, Hants.
Ogg
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Hall
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Brownlie
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D000556:Ambulatory Surgical Procedures / Q000191:economics*; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis / Q000379:methods; D004739:England; D005249:Fees and Charges / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010044:Outpatient Clinics, Hospital / Q000191:economics*; D012107:Research Design; D013222:State Medicine