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Title: NHS postcode lottery 'to end'
Post by: Natasha on June 30, 2008, 01:02:37 AM
Post by: Natasha on June 30, 2008, 01:02:37 AM
NHS postcode lottery 'to end'
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/pressass/20080629/tuk-nhs-postcode-lottery-to-end-6323e80.html
6/28/2008
"Measures to end the "postcode lottery" of drug provision will be
included in a new NHS Constitution, Health Secretary Alan Johnson has
said.
The draft document, to be published by Prime Minister Gordon Brown,
will enshrine a universal right to approved treatments "if clinically
appropriate".
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/pressass/20080629/tuk-nhs-postcode-lottery-to-end-6323e80.html
6/28/2008
"Measures to end the "postcode lottery" of drug provision will be
included in a new NHS Constitution, Health Secretary Alan Johnson has
said.
The draft document, to be published by Prime Minister Gordon Brown,
will enshrine a universal right to approved treatments "if clinically
appropriate".
Title: Re: NHS postcode lottery 'to end'
Post by: Buffy on June 30, 2008, 03:52:14 AM
Post by: Buffy on June 30, 2008, 03:52:14 AM
Primary CareTrusts (PCT's) will still operate within a budget (i.e Financial Constraints), which will mean that although expensive Drugs / New Drugs may be made available, it will probably lead to an overall reduction in the efficiency of the medical provision.
The NHS is not a bottomless pit in terms of the money it has to spend.
Buffy
The NHS is not a bottomless pit in terms of the money it has to spend.
Buffy