Digital Versus Paper-Based Consent from the UK NHS Perspective: A Micro-costing Analysis
Digital consent is potentially cost saving for the NHS. Consent for elective procedures is recommended in advance of the day of surgery, and digital consent used in this scenario demonstrated the greatest savings. Consultation duration was estimated to have the greatest impact on the relative costs of both pathways, which should be a focus of further investigation.
Authors
- Simon Toh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5110-2371)
- Alexander W. Coombs (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5939-8960)
- Edward St John (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7306-6954)
- Mohammad Iqbal Hussain (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4351-3327)
- Christopher Rao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3244-3888)
- Rachel Houten (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4315-7732)
- Antony P. Martin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4383-6038)
- Claudia Lameirinhas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5495-9589)
- Nick Ainsworth
Institutions
- University of Liverpool (GB)
- Cumberland Infirmary (GB)
- Queen Alexandra Hospital (GB)
- North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust (GB)
- NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (GB)
- Imperial College London (GB)
- University of Portsmouth (GB)
- Liverpool John Moores University (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PharmacoEconomics - Open
- Published
- 2024-11-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s41669-024-00536-0
- Citations
- 7
- Primary Topic
- Healthcare cost, quality, practices
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.95