| NHS Top Up News - 27.10.2008 |
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The ban on patients topping up NHS treatment with private drugs is to be dropped by Health Secretary Alan Johnson in the next two weeks, it has been reported. According to an interview published in the Daily Telegraph, Johnson plans to ease the restriction to ensure the system "doesn't deny people essential treatment unduly". The present system means that patients should be refused care if they buy drugs privately that are not authorised as cost-effective for NHS use. Recent months have seen a high profile media campaign demanding that the rules are relaxed and, according to the Telegraph, that is likely to happen in the next two weeks. Although the Health Secretary said he remains committed to maintaining the "basic principles" of the NHS, which is "treatment available to all, free at the point of use [and] irrespective of your background", it is thought that the pressure has built up to such an extent that a change to the rules is inevitable. Earlier this year, Johnson had asked Professor Mike Richards, the national clinical director for cancer, to review the rules on so-called "top-ups". The results of that review are due next week and it is thought that Johnson will act quickly to allow some form of top-up. The Telegraph suggested that the new system could involve the patients only receiving care at home and the National Institute of Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE ) issuing advice on the effectiveness of drugs it does not approve for the NHS. Source: Health Insurance Magazine, 27.10.2008. Click Here for article.  |
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