Imperial College London
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ProfessorLesleyRegan

Faculty of Medicine, Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction

Clinical Professor
 
 
 
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Contact

 

+44 (0)20 3312 1798l.regan

 
 
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Assistant

 

Ms Hazel Blackman +44 (0)20 7594 2104

 
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Location

 

MWG022Mint WingSt Mary's Campus

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Summary

 

Publications

Citation

BibTex format

@article{Hawkins:2021:10.1111/1471-0528.17033,
author = {Hawkins, J and Glasier, A and Hall, S and Regan, L},
doi = {10.1111/1471-0528.17033},
journal = {BJOG: an International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology},
title = {Early medical abortion by telemedicine in the United Kingdom:  A costing analysis},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1471-0528.17033},
volume = {129},
year = {2021}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - Objective:To determine the potential cost savings resulting from the introduction of routine early medical abortion at home by telemedicine in the United Kingdom.Design:A costing studySetting:United KingdomPopulation:Women in 2020 undergoing early medical abortion provided by three independent abortion providers and two NHS abortion clinics.Methods:Computation of the costs of each abortion procedure and of managing failed or incomplete abortion and haemorrhage requiring blood transfusion.Outcome measures:Cost savingsResults:Overall estimated cost savings are £15.80 per abortion undertaken by independent abortion providers representing a saving to the NHS of over £3 million per year. Limited data from NHS services resulted in an estimated average saving of £188.84 per abortion.ConclusionsWere telemedicine EMA to become routine, an increase in the number of women eligible for medical rather than surgical abortion, and a reduction in adverse events resulting from earlier abortion could result in significant cost-savings.
AU  - Hawkins,J
AU  - Glasier,A
AU  - Hall,S
AU  - Regan,L
DO  - 10.1111/1471-0528.17033
PY  - 2021///
SN  - 1470-0328
TI  - Early medical abortion by telemedicine in the United Kingdom:  A costing analysis
T2  - BJOG: an International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1471-0528.17033
UR  - https://obgyn.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1471-0528.17033
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/93043
VL  - 129
ER  -
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