The graph was cost of New Out-Patient attendances as % of total spend against average spend per registered patient (not just those who had been referred)
And the higher the % spend the lower the average cost of healthcare.
Dr Roger Gardiner
On 10 Oct 2010, at 16:58, "Walter Tim (FALKLAND SURGERY)" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Sounds intriguing...
>
> BUT I could produce a simple graph too, but what criteria did you use for referrals and "spend"
>
> BW Tim
>
> On 10 Oct 2010, at 12:58, Roger Gardiner wrote:
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>> I did a simple graph for my PBC which showed that the more you refer the LESS you spend/registered patient.
>>
>> Not quite the result the PCT expected - the board meeting was silent for 30 seconds after I distributed the graph.
>>
>> They are now checking the effect across the PCT but if confirmed the lack of effect of referral management centres etc. is explained.
>>
>> I'm waiting for further analysis to see if the extra costs came through prescribing/A+E/more complex interventions when they were referred or something else.
>>
>> Roger
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Saul Galloway <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Sent: Sat, 9 Oct 2010 23:35
>> Subject: Analysis of referrals
>>
>> Does anyone have either first hand audit data of the breakdown of
>> referrals by specialty and/or reason or know of any UK research data
>> about this?
>>
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