Table 1.

Change in QALYs Generated from a 1% Change in NHS Expenditure in England by Disease Area

PBC No.	Disease Area	Health Effect (QALYs)	Proportion of Total Health Effect
	Total	60660	1
11	Respiratory	17981	0.2964
7	Neurological	8551	0.1410
10	Circulatory	8453	0.1394
5	Mental health	7469	0.1231
4	Endocrine	4749	0.0783
13	Gastrointestinal	3441	0.0567
2	Cancers and tumors	2064	0.0340
15	Musculoskeletal	1819	0.0300
3	Blood disorders	1712	0.0282
1	Infectious diseases	1229	0.0203
9	Hearing	1098	0.0181
17	Genito-urinary	829	0.0137
12	Dental	533	0.0088
8	Vision	333	0.0055
14	Skin	152	0.0025
20	Poisoning	64	0.0011
6	Learning disability	54	0.0009
21	Healthy individuals	53	0.0009
18 + 19	Maternity and neonate	18	0.0003

NHS, National Health Service; PBC, program budgeting category; QALY, quality-adjusted life-year. Source: Claxton et al.⁹