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Opportunity Cost: How much do I cost the NHS?

Geoff Riley

2nd September 2019

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This Guardian database of NHS costs for specific surgical and other treatments is potentially really useful for individual student investigation into opportunity costs, budget constraints and other aspects of introductory microeconomics.

→ How much have I cost the NHS?

Slightly more up to date (but less student friendly) reference cost data can be found here.

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Geoff Riley

Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for nearly forty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD and Revision conferences in the UK and overseas.

@tutor2uGeoff

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