Mike on Nostr: Ditching NICE would be completely the wrong approach. NICE is advised by 'principled ...
Ditching NICE would be completely the wrong approach.
NICE is advised by 'principled professionals' at every stage of every consultation, it's not a sealed box full of accountants.
NICE tries to ensure a consistent approach across the whole of the NHS and avoids the previous regime of professionals in certain areas (notably teaching hospitals) having their own pet treatments, or worse, being nobbled by pharmaceutical companies. NICE avoids the worst of the postcode lottery.
NICE is the best we've got to ensure that there is fair and equitable treatment across the board. It's not perfect but something on that scale rarely is.
It might be better to enquire about how big pharmaceutical & equipment companies charge the NHS, and what their prices are based on.
NICE is advised by 'principled professionals' at every stage of every consultation, it's not a sealed box full of accountants.
NICE tries to ensure a consistent approach across the whole of the NHS and avoids the previous regime of professionals in certain areas (notably teaching hospitals) having their own pet treatments, or worse, being nobbled by pharmaceutical companies. NICE avoids the worst of the postcode lottery.
NICE is the best we've got to ensure that there is fair and equitable treatment across the board. It's not perfect but something on that scale rarely is.
It might be better to enquire about how big pharmaceutical & equipment companies charge the NHS, and what their prices are based on.