New research by York Health Economics Consortium published 22 May 2018 shows that scrapping prescription charges for people with Parkinson's and inflammatory bowel disease would save the NHS money.
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Key findings of the report
Key findings show that Scrapping prescription charges for inflammatory bowel disease and Parkinson’s would:
Save the NHS:
- £20.1m for IBD per year – the equivalent of £180 per person with IBD per year
- £0.8m for Parkinson’s per year – the equivalent of £93 per person with Parkinson’s per year.
Reduce the number of health complications over 12 months
- 11% fewer hospital admissions for people with Parkinson’s
- 20% fewer inpatient days for people with Parkinson’s.
- 9% fewer A&E visits for people with Parkinson’s.
- 6,983 fewer flares for Inflammatory Bowel Disease.
- 13 fewer treatments for colorectal cancer for Ulcerative Colitis.
- 3,796 fewer GP visits for Crohn’s Disease.
