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Sparrow · 06-26-2009, 09:34 AM

It may be worth mentioning NICE (National Institute for Clinical Health and Excellence) - they decide what treatments the NHS can offer.

I'm not sure if insurance systems like the ones in the US would offer a broader range of treatments; but NICE sometimes make controversial decisions that the NHS won't offer some treatments, because the benefits don't outweigh the costs.
http://www.pharmatimes.com/UKNews/article.aspx?id=16113

This may become more of an issue as the recession bites.

06-26-2009, 09:34 AM	#178
Sparrow Wizard Posts: 4,395 Karma: 1358132 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: UK Device: Palm TX, CyBook Gen3	It may be worth mentioning NICE (National Institute for Clinical Health and Excellence) - they decide what treatments the NHS can offer. I'm not sure if insurance systems like the ones in the US would offer a broader range of treatments; but NICE sometimes make controversial decisions that the NHS won't offer some treatments, because the benefits don't outweigh the costs. http://www.pharmatimes.com/UKNews/article.aspx?id=16113 This may become more of an issue as the recession bites.