Clinical, Quality of Life and Cost Benefits Published in British Medical Journal

18th July 2022

 
 
 

The BMJ for the first time has reported that the combination of PROMs with supportive oncology services, could save the NHS substantial amounts of money.

One year after the introduction of collection and analysis of PROMs from patients with treatable but not curable cancers at University Hospitals Sussex using MCO, the results are now published in the British Medical Journal.

The results from this project demonstrate the positive impacts for patients and hospitals and clinics. Some of the key findings from this study include:

  • 5% fewer unplanned admissions with hospitals

  • Length of admissions shorter by an average of 1.43 days

  • Reduced risk of emergency admission to hospitals

In addition to this, results show a return on investment with a benefit cost ratio of 1.4 – that is, for every £1 invested in the service, £1.40 was saved per patient.