TY - JOUR T1 - Multidisciplinary supportive care in cancer: cost analysis JF - BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care JO - BMJ Support Palliat Care DO - 10.1136/spcare-2022-004135 SP - spcare-2022-004135 AU - Daniel Monnery AU - Yan Liu AU - Ann Griffiths AU - Jill Lockhart AU - Seamus Coyle AU - Anna Olsson-Brown Y1 - 2022/12/29 UR - http://spcare.bmj.com/content/early/2022/12/28/spcare-2022-004135.abstract N2 - Purpose Enhanced supportive care (ESC) is the early implementation of supportive care in cancer. In England, this model is being developed to support patients with treatable but not curable cancer and implements a multiprofessional approach.Objective To describe the workforce and cost-effectiveness of an outpatient ESC service in a tertiary cancer centre in England.Methods Workforce costs to deliver ESC to 265 patients was collected. Service impact on secondary care usage in the last year of life was compared against the regional and national average derived from the National Health Service Digital Secondary Uses Service dataset.Results Our ESC service required the input of seven professional groups and cost £125 542 for 12 months. ESC patients had an average of 1.72 fewer admissions per patient per last year of life than the national average. Length of stay was reduced from an average of 9.2 days to 4.78 days per admission in the last year of life. The reduced secondary care usage saved £2 398 537.68.Conclusions Outpatient ESC in this cohort required an multidisciplinary team approach and saved money through secondary care use reduction. ER -