Wednesday 9 December 2015

NHS rationing 'is denying patients care' as cash crisis deepens

NHS rationing 'is denying patients care' as cash crisis deepens Survey of doctors reveals concern about adults and children being denied treatment, resulting in emergency care or worsening of long-term conditions.

Patients are being denied mental health care, new hips and knees, and drugs to boost their recovery from illnesses including cancer as the NHS increasingly rations treatments to try to overcome its growing cash crisis.

A survey of doctors reveals that three-quarters said they had seen care rationed in their area over the last year – including treatments such as speech therapy, operations to remove varicose veins, Botox to help children with cerebral palsy move better and even potentially life-saving stem cell transplant surgery. Continue reading... The Guardian

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