Interesting article in the Daily Mail on Friday showing that NICE is not the only problem.
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Very interesting piece! Thanks for posting it here Richard. I understand the the present government take a dim view of any public body (PCT) taking positions that are pro or against. If it is a legal requirement for PCT's to accept a positive appraisal from NICE and find the money to fund a treatment then they must do so.
I seem to remember that there was a member of a PCT on the appraisal committee dealing with dasatinib, nilotinib and HD imatinib. I will check the list of committee members. If I am correct then it might be argued that a member of a PCT could be seen to have a conflict of interest and should not be eligible to sit on NICE committees?
Sandy