Proceeding contribution from Greg Mulholland (Liberal Democrat) 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 commend this positive step and remind the House of the heroic Jane Tomlinson, who did so much for charity but could not access the drugs that she needed. May I ask the Secretary of State a practical question about the ever-changing medicines available for people who are terminally ill? NICE often takes time to make decisions and decisions on what the NHS will fund often change, so will the Secretary of State say whether, if someone starts to pay for treatment straight away—clearly, if they medically need to do so, they should—they will get their treatment refunded, if, at the end of the process, it is recommended that the NHS should fund it?
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- 482 c145-6
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- 2007-08
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- 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
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