Formby, Adam Paul, Cookson, Richard Andrew orcid.org/0000-0003-0052-996X and Halliday, Simon orcid.org/0000-0001-5107-6783 (2015) Cost analysis of the legal declaratory relief requirement for withdrawing Clinically Assisted Nutrition and Hydration (CANH) from patients in the Permanent Vegetative State (PVS) in England and Wales. Discussion Paper. CHE Research Paper . Centre for Health Economics, University of York , York, UK.
Abstract
This paper estimates the NHS cost per case of the legal declaratory relief process in relation to withdrawal of clinically assisted nutrition and hydration (CANH) from patients diagnosed as being in a permanent vegetative state (PVS), in relatively ‘straightforward’ cases where family and clinicians agree this is in the best interests of the patient. The PVS declaratory relief process lasts, on average, nine months and costs the NHS about £122,000 per case. This comprises about £53,000 in legal costs and about £69,000 in on-going care costs which we estimate cost just over £7,500 per month.
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Item Type: | Monograph |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © Adam Formby, Richard Cookson, Simon Halliday |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Social Sciences (York) > Social Policy and Social Work (York) The University of York > Faculty of Social Sciences (York) > Centre for Health Economics (York) The University of York > Faculty of Social Sciences (York) > The York Law School The University of York > Faculty of Social Sciences (York) > Centre for Health Economics (York) > CHE Research Papers (York) |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 27 Oct 2015 13:37 |
Last Modified: | 02 Apr 2025 23:30 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Centre for Health Economics, University of York |
Series Name: | CHE Research Paper |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:83781 |
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