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Proceeding contribution from Howard Stoate (Labour) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 4 November 2008. It occurred during Ministerial statement on NHS Patients (Access to Medicines).

NHS Patients (Access to Medicines)

I welcome the measures proposed in the statement, which will go a long way towards speeding up the process and making more drugs available. However, I have some concerns about what my right hon. Friend has said. One of the founding principles of the NHS is that it is based on medical need rather than ability to pay. If a drug is medically necessary, how can it be right to make it accessible only to those who can afford it? If a drug is needed it should be available, and it should be available to all.

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
482 c140 
Session
2007-08
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Access Finance Fees and charges Drugs Private sector NHS Medical treatments Patients Payments National Institute for Health and Care Excellence Consequences of Additional Private Drugs for NHS Care Review
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk