Astroturf Grows in Britain

Courtesy Health Care Renewal  Thu, 10/09/2008 - 18:00

This is just in case anyone thought this was only an American pheonomenon. As reported by the Independent .

The rising tide of protest over the refusal by the NHS to provide expensive drugs for cancer and other conditions is being funded by the pharmaceutical industry , an investigation by The Independent has revealed.

Patient groups that have been among the most vocal in spearheading attacks on the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (Nice) over decisions...


 

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