1 October 2014

The cost of preventable adverse events

Exploring the costs of unsafe care in the NHS
Frontier Economics for Department of Health, October 2014
  • This report investigates the costs of unsafe care in the NHS. 
  • A rapid review of existing evidence suggests that the costs of preventable, adverse events is likely to be more than £1 billion per year, but could be up to £2.5 billion annually.