A former Welsh NHS chief moves to England for life saving drugs

[Dedworth]

Whilst a trough feeding head of a Welsh NHS trust this woman refused patients claims for life saving drugs. Received a £200k payoff after she jacked it in following a damning report

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...-patients.html

Many of those she denied drugs to were unable to move. A hypocritical Labour apparatchik

[les_taxi]

Labour? who are they I've forgotton

[Doc Alan]

I don’t know of ANY life-saving drugs for breast cancer treatment which would be denied anywhere in the UK. It’s a different matter in the Philippines, if treatment is unaffordable.

Despite the recent media publicity given to " immune therapy ", the main treatments for breast cancers are surgical excision ( if possible ) ; chemotherapy ( before or after excision ) ; radiotherapy ( usually after excision ) ; hormone treatment ( before or after excision ) ; and targeted therapy ( afterwards, depending on the pathological type ). ALL of these are available on the NHS ( and, if affordable, the Philippines ).


Once the cancer has spread beyond the breast and regional lymph nodes ( to lungs, bones, liver or elsewhere ), sadly it’s probably incurable. Drugs which might prolong life by months – expensive and not universally available ( either because of cost or they are too new to be sure of their effectiveness ) – are NOT " life saving ".


I would not personally judge anyone with ( presumed ) advanced breast cancer. Unfortunately " post code lotteries " do exist, just as " country lotteries " exist – if only everyone in the world had equal access to health care when they needed it .

http://filipinaroses.com/showthread....-Breast-cancer

[KeithD]

I know of many people who have moved to Wales and Scotland to get free prescriptions. Something the English government refuse to do.

[SimonH]

I know of many people who have moved to Wales and Scotland to get free prescriptions. Something the English government refuse to do.

Seems a bit drastic, surely it would be a lot cheaper to spend £104 on a Prescription Prepayment Certificate, which once paid gives you unlimited prescriptions a year

http://www.nhs.uk/NHSEngland/Healthcosts/Pages/PPC.aspx

[KeithD]

Seems a bit drastic, surely it would be a lot cheaper to spend £104 on a Prescription Prepayment Certificate, which once paid gives you unlimited prescriptions a year

http://www.nhs.uk/NHSEngland/Healthcosts/Pages/PPC.aspx

£104 is a lot of money to the poor

[SimonH]

£104 is a lot of money to the poor

No doubt about that

How much does upping sticks and moving to a different country cost to save that £104

[KeithD]

No doubt about that

How much does upping sticks and moving to a different country cost to save that £104

Nothing when you are with a housing association or council. Remember, its £104 a year. I've saved over £1000 over the years