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What was the gross NHS expenditure in 2008/9 as a percentage of GDP?
What was the gross NHS expenditure in 2008/9 as a percentage of GDP?
- 4%
- 12%
- 8% (correct)
- 16%
What is driving the demand for healthcare services according to the text?
What is driving the demand for healthcare services according to the text?
- Increased incidence and prevalence of cancer (correct)
- Reduced usage of new technology
- Decreased incidence and prevalence of cancer
- Decreasing number of people over 75 years old
Why do healthcare systems worldwide face the problem of allocating limited resources?
Why do healthcare systems worldwide face the problem of allocating limited resources?
- Rising healthcare expenditure worldwide (correct)
- Stagnant population growth
- Decreasing demand for healthcare services
- Limited access to advanced technology
What will be the number of over 75s by 2031 according to the text?
What will be the number of over 75s by 2031 according to the text?
What is one of the factors contributing to the costs of new technology according to the text?
What is one of the factors contributing to the costs of new technology according to the text?
What is the main purpose of priority setting in healthcare, according to the text?
What is the main purpose of priority setting in healthcare, according to the text?
Which of the following is a level of rationing in the health system mentioned in the text?
Which of the following is a level of rationing in the health system mentioned in the text?
What are the two forms of rationing mentioned in the text?
What are the two forms of rationing mentioned in the text?
Why is health economics important, according to the text?
Why is health economics important, according to the text?
What are the advantages of explicit rationing, as mentioned in the text?
What are the advantages of explicit rationing, as mentioned in the text?
What is the concept of scarcity in health economics?
What is the concept of scarcity in health economics?
What does opportunity cost mean in health economics?
What does opportunity cost mean in health economics?
What does health economics aim to promote, according to the text?
What does health economics aim to promote, according to the text?
What is the financial cost of a nurse?
What is the financial cost of a nurse?
What is the opportunity cost of three courses of IVF treatment?
What is the opportunity cost of three courses of IVF treatment?
What type of efficiency is concerned with choosing between the many needs to be met?
What type of efficiency is concerned with choosing between the many needs to be met?
Which type of economic evaluation focuses on quality adjusted life years?
Which type of economic evaluation focuses on quality adjusted life years?
In cost benefit analysis, what can allow comparison with interventions outside healthcare?
In cost benefit analysis, what can allow comparison with interventions outside healthcare?
What method is used to check the effects of assumptions in economic evaluation?
What method is used to check the effects of assumptions in economic evaluation?
What measure is used to compare the cost-effectiveness of different uses of resources?
What measure is used to compare the cost-effectiveness of different uses of resources?
What does '0' represent on the scale used to measure the quality of life in QALY?
What does '0' represent on the scale used to measure the quality of life in QALY?
Which formula is used to calculate Years of Life Lost (YLL)?
Which formula is used to calculate Years of Life Lost (YLL)?
What does '1' represent on the DALY scale?
What does '1' represent on the DALY scale?
Which of the following represents the number of healthy years gained?
Which of the following represents the number of healthy years gained?
What does the term 'YLD' stand for in the DALY calculation formula?
What does the term 'YLD' stand for in the DALY calculation formula?
What is the basic formula for calculating YLD in the DALY calculation?
What is the basic formula for calculating YLD in the DALY calculation?
What does '0' represent in the DALY scale?
What does '0' represent in the DALY scale?
What do health interventions seek to increase?
What do health interventions seek to increase?
Which of the following is used to value a year lived by a young adult more highly than a year lived by a young child or at older ages?
Which of the following is used to value a year lived by a young adult more highly than a year lived by a young child or at older ages?
