> Not to be morbid, but every time a patient dies before this surgery, the NHS saves £50-100,000. Your looking at this too narrowly. There is a point when the

> Not to be morbid, but every time a patient dies before this surgery, the NHS saves £50-100,000. Your looking at this too narrowly. There is a point when the NHS saves money by having patients die - this is true in every other health system too. But having a young tax payer die loses them money in terms of future tax take. One can do the equation and it would be something like healthcare cost versus tax take multiplied by years of life left paying tax. https://www.myhsn.co.uk/top-tip/how-much-does-the-nhs-cost https://www.myhsn.co.uk/top-tip/how-much-does-the-nhs-cost