The results of socialized medicine


"You're not good enough to be treated."

It seems that "medicine for everyone" isn't quite the case in England these days.

Nice stressed that people should not be discriminated against by doctors simply because they smoked or were overweight. Its ruling should apply only if the treatment was likely to be less effective, or not work because of an unhealthy habit.

The agency also insisted that its decision was not an edict for the whole NHS but guidance for its own appraisal committees when reaching judgments on new drugs or procedures.

But the effect is likely to be the same.

Nice is a powerful body and the cause of much controversy. It is seen by some as a new way of rationing NHS treatment.

Across the country primary care trusts regularly wait for many months for a Nice decision before agreeing to fund a new treatment.

I think this is the inevitable result of government managed health care. Eventually politics overtakes every other consideration.

— NeoWayland

Posted: Sat - December 10, 2005 at 04:48 AM  Tag


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