To support the commenter you're replying to, I have seen --first hand-- examples of patients receiving better treatment with very cost-effective drugs (which sa

To support the commenter you're replying to, I have seen --first hand-- examples of patients receiving better treatment with very cost-effective drugs (which sailed through NICE) due to the efforts of staff from pharmaceutical companies. Don't assume that all doctors are committed to making the latest advances (or even older advances) available to patients. They are human, just like all of us, and you'll find stubborn doctors on the conservative (or laggard) end of the spectrum just as much as within any other group or career.