Monday, January 20, 2014
Fears for the elderly under new NHS drugs policy - Telegraph
Well, it's not exactly "death panels"; however, these ideas ARE out there, and they ARE being discussed...
In the U.K. Telegraph, Sarah Knapton writes about some ideas floating around in the United Kingdom:
"New drugs would only be licensed for the NHS if they help those judged to be a benefit to wider society under proposals from the health watchdog.
Pharmaceutical firms on Thursday night warned that the move could lead to new medicines being denied to the elderly.
A senior professor also said that the plans could threaten the well-being of older people and were 'deeply suspect', while charities questioned the ethics of the policy."
