How much does YOU cost the NHS? Fascinating new quiz calculates hidden costs of all your GP appointments, ER visits, surgeries and injuries
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Have you ever wondered how much your appointments, tests and surgeries cost the NHS each year?
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Well, look no further.
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a handy interactive quiz can you tell the answer.
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The handy tool even compares your answer to how much you’ve contributed each year to the ailing NHS, based on your annual income.
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It comes with the ailing health service gripped by crises on all fronts, with financial pressures, a massive staff shortage and Covid-induced backlogs leaving patients in misery.
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The quiz, created by Go Compare, reveals that a hip replacement costs £12,739 (shown in image), while cataract surgery costs £1,795 and a kidney transplant costs £22,437
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The “Bill of Health” calculator, made by Go Compare, asks you how many times you’ve visited the GP, emergency room, or hospitalization.
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It also needs answers about whether you’ve had tests such as MRIs, surgeries, including for a bone fracture, or childbirth.
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Emergency services such as ambulance calls are also included, as are long-term illnesses such as diabetes and asthma.
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The quiz is based on data suggesting that a hip replacement costs around £12,700, as well as a bill of £1,800 for cataract surgery and £22,000 for a kidney transplant. Costs can include personnel costs and equipment.
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Manon Jones, health insurance spokesperson at Go Compare, said: ‘It may come as a surprise to learn that a single missed outpatient appointment costs the NHS around £120.
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The new quiz has been created by Go Compare and they believe people will be surprised at how much they’ve cost the cramped NHS
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‘With an estimated 7.8 million missed appointments each year, this equates to a whopping £936 million wasted.’
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For 2022/23, NHS England expects to spend around £153 billion looking after the country’s health.
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It comes after a former Tory health minister yesterday criticized the government for failing to tackle Britain’s obesity crisis.
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Lord Bethell, who worked in the Department of Health and Social Care during the Covid pandemic, claimed ministers have “wasted significant taxpayers’ money”, attacking the “non-conservative” approach.
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He said policymakers should encourage Britons to live healthier lives “rather than defend vested interests”.
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His comments came in response to a landmark study, which found that the UK’s bulging waistline takes billions of pounds off the cramped NHS each year.
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Obese patients spend twice as much as healthy weight patients.
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How much has the NHS spent on YOU during your life? Fascinating new quiz tells you…
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