title: Equipment costs. Slow on the uptake.
abstract: The failure of hospitals to analyse the costs and benefits of equipment is costing the NHS millions. Hospitals should analyse the relative merits of buying and hiring special equipment, such as beds, for reducing pressure sores. The Department of Health should produce best buy guides for equipment.
authors.affiliation: Open University.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cave
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Descombes
mesh_terms: D001513:Beds / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards; D003363:Cost Control; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D004865:Equipment and Supplies, Hospital / Q000191:economics*; D006801:Humans; D007860:Leasing, Property / Q000191:economics; D008330:Management Audit; D008421:Materials Management, Hospital / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods*; D003668:Pressure Ulcer / Q000517:prevention & control; D011682:Purchasing, Hospital / Q000191:economics; D013222:State Medicine / Q000191:economics; D006113:United Kingdom