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Morning Sqad !...are you able to shed anymore light on this affair of Aysha please ? We need a few more experts opinion methinks !
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In the vid from this father, on news, the father says the child is accepted for for PBT treatment in Switzerland. Father is willing to sell his house for this treatment, that NHS cant supply. Father's wish should be adhered to & NHS should pay.
NHS treat lots of foreign ailments, globally showing off its expertise & should fund this childs treatment as NHS lacks expertise.
NHS treat lots of foreign ailments, globally showing off its expertise & should fund this childs treatment as NHS lacks expertise.
Tamborine - I can only repeat that not all cases of brain tumour in children are suitable for PBT.
Also it is difficult to see how the Paul Scherrer Institute in Switzerland can have accepted him for treatment without clinically assessing him or reviewing his scans and histology.
Let's just wait for the full information.
Also it is difficult to see how the Paul Scherrer Institute in Switzerland can have accepted him for treatment without clinically assessing him or reviewing his scans and histology.
Let's just wait for the full information.
Father sounds articulate and caring. Prague proton beam center requested mri scans and history,request ignored. Arrogance of consultants. I wouldn't put my trust in these people. Few nhs consultants will contradict another so a second opinion is best sought abroad. Provide medical records to Prague if they think they can help then let them try.
Let me interject view of many here in the U.S. as we await the full implementation of a national health insurance law generally known as 'ObamaCare'. One of the major concerns as the full actuation of the law is imminent, is the costs involved.
The law was drafted with the misguided and (in my opinion) uninformed belief that the participation by the young and healthy, who don't require much in the way of health services, would pay enough to contain costs for the more aged among us who do require those services.
Well, hue what, the younger citizens say a resigning "no" to enrollment since they believe the are invulnerable as well as don't want to pay the often times high rates for the coverage demanded by the law in the first place.
What does this have to do with the original question? Simply, one would wonder if costs to the system aren't a factor in supplying a procedure that, on the surface and according to what I read of Sqad's interpretation of the quandary. Kinda comes down to (as cold as it may seem) return on investment, which we are all concerned with here, now, in the U.S.
The law was drafted with the misguided and (in my opinion) uninformed belief that the participation by the young and healthy, who don't require much in the way of health services, would pay enough to contain costs for the more aged among us who do require those services.
Well, hue what, the younger citizens say a resigning "no" to enrollment since they believe the are invulnerable as well as don't want to pay the often times high rates for the coverage demanded by the law in the first place.
What does this have to do with the original question? Simply, one would wonder if costs to the system aren't a factor in supplying a procedure that, on the surface and according to what I read of Sqad's interpretation of the quandary. Kinda comes down to (as cold as it may seem) return on investment, which we are all concerned with here, now, in the U.S.
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Good point clanad and you will be even more concerned when Obamacare comes to the USA if it is based on the Uk NHS.
From what I gather PBT is still undergoing trials to asses it's effectiveness.
Good point clanad and you will be even more concerned when Obamacare comes to the USA if it is based on the Uk NHS.
From what I gather PBT is still undergoing trials to asses it's effectiveness.
Clanad / Sqad
the UK are building a PBT centre in Manchester at a cost of £250million. The UK currently spends £50million annually sending patients abroad, so the investment should pay for itself in 5 years. There have been aprox 100,000 procedures carried out by PBT worldwide. The first machine went into operation in the US 20 years ago, so it is hardly unproven.
the UK are building a PBT centre in Manchester at a cost of £250million. The UK currently spends £50million annually sending patients abroad, so the investment should pay for itself in 5 years. There have been aprox 100,000 procedures carried out by PBT worldwide. The first machine went into operation in the US 20 years ago, so it is hardly unproven.
If the NHS has decided on the procedure it considers right to fund/offer then I do not believe for a moment we, the taxpayer, should fund via the NHS budget, more expensive options for folk who reject that offered and demand a more expensive alternative elsewhere. If someone wishes to fund an acceptable alternative for themselves then that is their own personal responsibility. The NHS budget is not a free pot for anyone to charge their private health related expenses to.
As for this particular case it seems folk overreacted based on inadequate information /communication and a desire to act to be on the safe side. Most unfortunate.
As for this particular case it seems folk overreacted based on inadequate information /communication and a desire to act to be on the safe side. Most unfortunate.
