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240 - COST OF PALLIATIVE CARE

Hornery, Sonia to the Minister for Health and Medical Research

(1) What was the average cost to the New South Wales health system, per patient, of palliative care during the 2017-18 financial year?

(a) How much of this cost was, on average, borne by the patient?

 
Answer -

In 2017-18, the average cost to the NSW Health system per episode of palliative care was:

  • $5,191 per inpatient episode of care
  • $256 per non-admitted episode of care.

Public health services are provided under Medicare for public patients, including inpatient and community palliative care.

 

Question asked on 30 May 2019 (session 57-1) and printed in Questions & Answers Paper No. 6
Answer received on 1 July 2019 and printed in Questions & Answers Paper No. 13

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