Northerner
Admin (Retired)
- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
Suncream, cold remedies and gluten-free food could no longer be available on the NHS in England under a possible crackdown on "low value" medicines.
NHS England announced a review after local health bosses identified £400m of spending they believed had little or no clinical value.
The proposals could see an outright ban or tighter restrictions on some products being prescribed by GPs.
An initial list of 10 products has been drawn up by NHS Clinical Commissioners.
A number of them are available over-the-counter at a lower price than the cost to the NHS of prescribing them.
The products include omega 3 and fish oils, travel vaccines and gluten-free foods as well as a range of drugs for which there is said to be limited evidence.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-39413915
Here's an idea - how about prescribing test strips and giving proper support and education to Type 2s so they can learn howv to tailor their diets to suit their BG and minimise their need for other medications, and reduce the cost to the NHS of those 80% avoidable treatments for complications? I bet they'd save a lot more money in the long run! 🙄
NHS England announced a review after local health bosses identified £400m of spending they believed had little or no clinical value.
The proposals could see an outright ban or tighter restrictions on some products being prescribed by GPs.
An initial list of 10 products has been drawn up by NHS Clinical Commissioners.
A number of them are available over-the-counter at a lower price than the cost to the NHS of prescribing them.
The products include omega 3 and fish oils, travel vaccines and gluten-free foods as well as a range of drugs for which there is said to be limited evidence.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-39413915
Here's an idea - how about prescribing test strips and giving proper support and education to Type 2s so they can learn howv to tailor their diets to suit their BG and minimise their need for other medications, and reduce the cost to the NHS of those 80% avoidable treatments for complications? I bet they'd save a lot more money in the long run! 🙄
