Should patients be able to pay top-up fees to receive the treatment they want? No
AUTOR(ES)
Bloor, Karen
FONTE
BMJ Publishing Group Ltd.
RESUMO
Decisions not to fund some treatments under the NHS have been vigorously contested. James Gubb (doi: 10.1136/bmj.39563.453183.AD) argues that patients should be able to buy such treatments privately, but Karen Bloor believes this will undermine the whole health system
ACESSO AO ARTIGO
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=2386643Documentos Relacionados
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