Economic Evaluation of Minor Ailment Schemes (MAS) in the UK
Peter Schneider,Anna-Theresa Renner,Julia Bobek,Sabine Vogler,Herwig Ostermann · Gesundheitsökonomie & Qualitätsmanagement · 2017 · Heft S 1 · S. S23 bis S29
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Abstract Objective Self-care is considered as a possibility to empower patients and to achieve possibly efficiency gains. However, there is a lack of evidence whether, or not, self-care initiatives can contribute to achieve efficiency gains. The aim of this research is to perform an economic evaluation of the Minor Ailment Schemes (MAS), a self-care initiative in the UK. Methods To assess potential savings of the MAS through an economic evaluation we surveyed medical and non-medical costs and benefits under three different scenarios (GP consultation, self-care with medication, self-care with home remedies). We a…
