Dozens of MPs oppose Streetingās new power to say what NHS pays for drugs
Health secretaryās āpower grabā to override Nice comes amid growing concern move may be illegal and benefit big pharmaDozens of MPs are opposing Wes Streetingās decision to award himself power to dictate what the NHS pays for drugs amid growing concern the move may be illegal.Thirty-one MPs have signed a House of Commons motion voicing their disapproval of the health secretary being handed the power to override the National Institute for Health and Care Excellenceās (Nice) judgment on how much the NHS should spend on individual medicines. Continue reading...
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