Independent Report Highlights the Benefits Of The Keiro Model: Better Client Outcomes And Substantial Reductions In Cost To Health & Social Care And The NHS

In 2014, as part of their Innovation Pathway, the Academic Health Science Network for the North East and North Cumbria (AHSN NENC) commissioned the York Health Economics Consortium (YHEC) to conduct a health economics review to assess the costs and benefits of Keiro’s integrated service model in the North East region, and to assess the impact that the service could have if introduced in other parts of the country. The subsequent YHEC report ‘Identifying the Economic Value of the Keiro Service’ highlights the considerable economic and health benefits of the model.

As well as validating Keiro’s service model, meeting the strategic direction of the NHS Five Year ‘Forward View’ and other key strategic drivers, the YHEC report identifies substantial financial savings: from £125-£156 million pounds over a 10 year time horizon.

The report shows that the Keiro service model improves the patient's outcomes and their overall experience, whilst generating a significant reduction in the total life-long cost to health & social care commissioners and the NHS. Crucially, this cost reduction is applicable beyond the neuro-rehabilitation patient cohort to a range of other patient groups with complex and varied rehabilitation needs.

Along with the report, YHEC has developed a comprehensive financial model to underpin the report’s findings. This financial model has been formulated to calculate the savings afforded by the Keiro service model when compared with a traditional care pathway; it can be customised and adapted by commissioners to take into account variations in patient cohorts and other local and financial variations, such as patient tariff’s and length of stay. If you would like to find out more about using the financial model please contact Boda Gallon, Chef Executive at Boda@keirogroup.co.uk.

The Final report is available here: Identifying the Economic Value of the Keiro Service