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Health boards have also been told to be more transparent about the way they choose which medicines doctors can prescribe and how they handle requests from patients for drugs which have been blocked.
Even some doctors do not fully understand how to apply for a treatment which is not on the approved list under the current system, says the report.
The independent review of access to new medicines was ordered by the Scottish Government after criticism of the availability of ground-breaking treatments north of the Border.
A range of cancer specialists, including consultants from the Beatson in Glasgow, told the health committee of the Scottish Parliament that Scotland offered an "inferior health service", with patients being denied life-saving treatments that are available in other parts of the UK.
http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/...public-over-vital-new-drug-decisions.20974324
Even some doctors do not fully understand how to apply for a treatment which is not on the approved list under the current system, says the report.
The independent review of access to new medicines was ordered by the Scottish Government after criticism of the availability of ground-breaking treatments north of the Border.
A range of cancer specialists, including consultants from the Beatson in Glasgow, told the health committee of the Scottish Parliament that Scotland offered an "inferior health service", with patients being denied life-saving treatments that are available in other parts of the UK.
http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/...public-over-vital-new-drug-decisions.20974324