The way healthcare is funded is wrong: it should be linked to deaths as well as age, gender and social deprivation
Jones, R.P.; Kellett, J.
Acute Medicine 17(4): 212-216
2018
ISSN/ISBN: 1747-4884 PMID: 30882104 Document Number: 17739
most spending on health occurs in the last few months of life. This study explored the number of deaths in England and their relationship to healthcare funding. post hoc analysis Results: the number of deaths range from 3.3 to 15.1/1000/year, and the number of deaths per general practitioner from 5.2 to 27.3/year. Hospital deaths range from 12 to 52/1000 admissions. The correlation between the allocation index used for funding and deaths is not perfect and suggests that some regions may get up to17% less and others 14% more funding than is equitable. there is considerable variation in the prevalence of death throughout England. If healthcare funding considered the local number of deaths it would be more equitable.
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