Cost and health impacts of adherence to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence schizophrenia guideline recommendations.
Huajie JinPaul TappendenJames Hunter MacCabeStewart RobinsonPaul McCroneSarah ByfordPublished in: The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science (2020)
Our results suggest that adherence to guideline recommendations would decrease cost and improve quality-adjusted life-years. Greater investment is needed to improve guideline adherence and therefore improve patient quality of life and realise potential cost savings.
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