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I think it's axiomatic that every human endeavour is flawed. It's pretty clear NICE works rather well and is now accepted by both political sides and the profe
by oldcynic 9y ago
I think it's axiomatic that every human endeavour is flawed.
It's pretty clear NICE works rather well and is now accepted by both political sides and the profession. Let's start there.
In terms of funding the NHS spends a smaller proportion of GDP than most developed nations. If we can nail defence and overseas development as x% of GDP, why not also for the NHS? Perhaps consider increasing to the average EU spend?
- DanBC 9y agoFor one example of politicians chosing to ignore NICE look at the Cancer Drugs Fund. The CDF makes available cutting edge new technology to people dying from cancer. These meds are very expensive. They often fail the NICE appraisals. The CDF pays for the meds. We know that these meds often don't work at all, and sometimes cause harm, and are fantastically expensive. https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/apr/28/cancer-drugs-fund-condemned-as-expensive-and-ineffective https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/apr/28/cancer-drugs...