"The IAPT programme costs commissioners nothing. This is because people with depression and anxiety disorders cost the NHS a huge amount in terms of their physical healthcare. Thus people with long-term physical conditions cost the NHS around £6,000 per year in physical healthcare if they are mentally ill, but only £4,000 if they are not mentally ill. This difference of £2,000 compares with the cost per person treated in IAPT of around £650 – a one-off cost. "
A New Priority for Mental Health
R Layard
Centre for Economic Performance
London School of Economics and Political Science
May 2015
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