‘Quack’s charter’ warning over bill on untested medicines

‘Quack’s charter’ warning over bill on untested medicines Chair of Commons health committee says medical innovations bill would endanger patients and undermine medical research

A bill giving dying patients access to untested medicines is a “quack’s charter” that should not have government support, the chairman of parliament’s health watchdog has said.

Dr Sarah Wollaston, who leads the Commons health committee, said the medical innovations bill proposed by Lord Saatchi would endanger patients and undermine genuine medical research. Continue reading... The Guardian