“No, that’s nonsense”, according to Wim Groot, professor of Health Economics. “Having a cultural studies researcher at a patient’s bedside won’t drive down costs. They’re referring to more prevention, to keep people out of hospital, but prevention is already a focus in the existing partnership with the Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences. What will change is that other faculties will be brought in, but that won’t reduce healthcare costs.”
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