Trends in death and end-of-life costs in the UK

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British Journal of Healthcare ManagementVol. 20, No. 6 Money MattersTrends in death and end-of-life costs in the UKRod JonesRod JonesSearch for more papers by this authorRod JonesPublished Online:24 Jun 2014https://doi.org/10.12968/bjhc.2014.20.6.298AboutSectionsView articleView Full TextPDF/EPUB ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InEmail View article References Bardsley M, Georghiou T, Dixon J (2010) Social care and hospital use at the end of life. The Nuffield Trust, London: www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/sites/files/nuffield/social_care_and_hospital_use-full_report_081210.pdf (accessed 28 May 2014) Google ScholarJones R (2012a) Volatile inpatient costs and implications to CCG financial stability. BJHCM 18(5): 251–8 Google ScholarJones R (2012b) End of life care and volatility in costs. BJHCM 18(7): 374–81 Google ScholarJones R (2012c) Diagnoses, deaths and infectious outbreaks. BJHCM 18(10): 539–48 Google ScholarJones R (2013a) Could cytomegalovirus be causing widespread outbreaks of chronic poor health. In: Shoja M, ed. Hypotheses in Clinical Medicine. Nova Science Publishers Inc, New York, NY: 37–79 Google ScholarJones R (2013b) An unexplained increase in deaths during 2012. BJHCM 19(5): 248–53 Google ScholarJones R (2013c) Recurring outbreaks of a subtle condition leading to hospitalization and death. Epidemiology: Open Access 4(3): 137. Available from: www.hcaf.biz/2013/2161-1165-3-137.pdf Google ScholarJones R (2013d) Is the demographic shift the real problem? BJHCM 19(10): 509–11 Google ScholarJones R (2013e) Trends in elderly diagnoses: links with multi-morbidity. BJHCM 19(11): 553–58 Google ScholarJones R (2013f) Do recurring outbreaks of a type of infectious immune impairment trigger cyclic changes in the gender ratio at birth? Biomedicine International 4(1): 26–39 Google ScholarJones R (2013g) A recurring series of infectious-like events leading to excess deaths, emergency department attendances and medical admissions in Scotland. Biomedicine International 4(2): 72–86 Google ScholarJones R (2013h) Analysing excess winter mortality: 2012/13. BJHCM 19(12): 601–5 Google ScholarJones R (2014a) What is happening in unscheduled care? Journal of Paramedic Practice 5(2): 60–2 Link, Google ScholarJones R (2014b) Increased deaths in 2012: which conditions? BJHCM 20(1): 45–7 Google ScholarJones R (2014c) Infectious-like spread of an agent leading to increased medical hospital admission in the North East Essex area of the East of England. Biomedicine International 5(1): (in press) Google ScholarJones R (2014d) Unexpected and semi-permanent increase in emergency medical admissions: admission threshold or infectious-like spread? British Journal of Medicine and Medical Research (in press) Google ScholarJones R (2014e) Unexpected single-year-of-age changes in the elderly mortality rate in 2012 in England and Wales. British Journal of Medicine and Medical Research 4(16): 3196–7 Crossref, Google ScholarJones R (2014f) A previously uncharacterized infectious-like event leading to spatial spread of deaths across England and Wales: Characteristics of the most recent event and a time series for past events. OA Medicine (submitted) Google ScholarJones R, Beauchant S (2014) Spread of a new type of infectious condition across Berkshire in England between June 2011 and March 2013: Effect on medical emergency admissions. OA Medicine (submitted) Google ScholarJones R, Goldeck D (2014) Unexpected and unexplained increase in death due to neurological disorders in 2012 in England and Wales: Is cytomegalovirus implicated? Medical Hypotheses 83(1): 25–31. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0306987714001650 Google Scholar FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails 2 June 2014Volume 20Issue 6ISSN (print): 1358-0574ISSN (online): 1759-7382 Metrics History Published online 24 June 2014 Published in print 2 June 2014 Information© MA Healthcare LimitedPDF download