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English patients became up to seven times more likely to get costly, life-extending cancer drugs than Welsh counterparts after the establishment of a dedicated fund, a study revealed.
Findings of a comparative, cross-border study by Bristol University concluded cancer patients in England became more likely to access life-extending cancer medicines through the Cancer Drugs Fund (CDF), which have otherwise been rejected as too expensive by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Nice) which approves drugs for NHS use.
The findings of the Bristol study, which examined prescriptions of 15 cancer drugs in England and Wales over five years from 2007 to 2012, increases pressure on the Welsh Government over its handling and funding of the Welsh NHS, after consistent attacks from the UK Government over alleged failings. Ministers, including First Minister Carwyn Jones, have repeatedly rejected the need for a CDF in Wales and its effectiveness.
http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/revealed-how-english-patients-up-7056398
Findings of a comparative, cross-border study by Bristol University concluded cancer patients in England became more likely to access life-extending cancer medicines through the Cancer Drugs Fund (CDF), which have otherwise been rejected as too expensive by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Nice) which approves drugs for NHS use.
The findings of the Bristol study, which examined prescriptions of 15 cancer drugs in England and Wales over five years from 2007 to 2012, increases pressure on the Welsh Government over its handling and funding of the Welsh NHS, after consistent attacks from the UK Government over alleged failings. Ministers, including First Minister Carwyn Jones, have repeatedly rejected the need for a CDF in Wales and its effectiveness.
http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/revealed-how-english-patients-up-7056398