THE MASSIVE ECONOMIC BURDEN OF UNTREATED SLEEP DISORDERS.

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The estimated overall cost of inadequate sleep in Australia in 2016–2017 was $45.21 billion.

A study was done using prevalence, financial, and non-financial cost data derived from national databases.

Losses were due to

A) FINANCIAL COSTS associated with health care, informal care, loss of productivity, non-medical work and accidents, and costs, loss due to inefficiencies relating to lost taxation revenue and welfare payments; and

B) NON-FINANCIAL COSTS: loss of well-being.

Interestingly, direct health costs were 160 million, whereas indirect costs due to loss of productivity and well-being were 45 billion.

CSSC MORNINGTON proposes that the health system increase their spending at the Primary Health Care level. We have commenced a multi-disciplinary team (MDT) at Peninsula Private Hospital.

Due to the unique collaboration between surgeon and physician, CSSC has delivered outstanding results to sleep apnoea patients in Melbourne.

For further information, use the following links:

https://academic.oup.com/sleep/article/41/8/zsy083/5025924

https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/four-in-ten-australians-have-a-26-billion-a-year-problem-and-it-s-also-killing-us-20190410-p51ct2.html

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