A UK NHS survey estimated each haemophilia nurse specialist's work was associated with minimum annual savings of £83,000 in avoided emergency visits and £50,000–£100,000 in replaced consultant appointments¶

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q2 i? Each haemophilia nurse specialist's work was associated with an estimated minimum saving of £83,000 in emergency visits avoided and £50,000–£100,000 annually in clinic appointments where nurses replaced consultant physicians. → Pollard D 2020

Evidence¶

Pollard D 2020¶

Pollard D, Harrison C, Dodgson S, Holland M, Khair K. (2020). The UK haemophilia specialist nurse: Competencies fit for practice in the 21st century. Haemophilia. https://doi.org/10.1111/hae.14002

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Survey of UK NHS haemophilia nurse specialists using the Apollo nursing resource software to record weekly job plans. The article states findings are limited by a low response rate (10 from 50 nurses contacted), though respondents were evenly distributed across the UK.

"the work of each nurse was associated with an estimated minimum saving of £83 000 (US $108 000; €99 000) in emergency visits avoided and £50 000‐£100 000 (US$65 000‐130 000; €60 000‐120 000) annually in clinic appointments in which nurses had replaced consultant physicians."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

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