Medical cannabis could save NHS £4 billion each year Prescribing medical cannabis for chronic pain could save the NHS almost £4 billion annually, according to new research.
The findings come from an independent economic analysis of medical cannabis for the treatment of chronic pain, undertaken by York Health-Economics Consortium at the University of York.
Researchers found that when a patient was prescribed medical cannabis for chronic pain, instead of alternative treatments, this saved the NHS £729 each year, as well as improving health outcomes.
It is estimated that if this were available as a treatment to the 5.45 million people with moderately or severely disabling chronic pain, it would equate to a £3.97 billion annual saving to the NHS.
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