Coeliac disease: Patient groups defend NHS spending on gluten-free food for sufferers

Coeliac disease: Patient groups defend NHS spending on gluten-free food for sufferers Patient groups have denied that sufferers of coeliac disease are receiving “junk food” on the NHS and said the millions spent on prescriptions for gluten-free foods are a cost-effective way of treating a debilitating autoimmune condition. The Independent

See also:

• VIDEO: Free gluten-free products being reviewed BBC News
• NHS handed out £116m of gluten-free junk food on prescription in the past year  The Daily Mail
• HSCIC Correction to Daily Mail article "Doughnuts and Pizzas on NHS" Health and Social Care Information Centre
• NHS spent £116m on gluten-free pizza, cakes and biscuits The Daily Telegraph