Next , stop prescribing Paracetamol and Ibuprofen, then get doctors to give the patients 50p and send them to Aldi to get them. Immediate saving of £8 per prescription.
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Thats not how paracetamol works on the nhs. Nhs get a pack for about 10-15p Sells on thru prescription fee. Giving the nhs £8 profit.
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Not according to the NHS: https://www.england.nhs.uk/2017/11/prescription-curbs-to-free-up-hundreds-of-millions-of-pounds-for-frontline-care/ … "paracetamol is an average of four times as expensive when provided on prescription by the NHS, ..'snipped'... It can costs around £34 for 32 on prescription including dispensing and GP consultation fees."
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...a small drop in the ocean of procurement wastage in the
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"... the saving could amount to £500 million a year. This amounts to one district hospital being built annually." Translated: "... This amounts to us being able to spend more on useless third party middle management and consultants."
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This should be only the start! The NHS should not be held to ransom by pharmaceutical companies. Profit is one thing but extortion is another!
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How much could the NHS save if they rolled this out for all Meds !!! Billions ££££'s The big drug companies will be panicking and that has to be great news
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This new drug is all well & good but patient that suffer with these eye conditions can’t get seen & lose their sight. My grandad has wet macular degeneration and should be seen every 6 weeks for treatment he’s not been seen for 8 months! Will this new treatment improve the wait?
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It's time for a state-owned pharmaceutical company that makes medication exclusively for the NHS at cost.
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Bad grammar from BBC again, it is either Doctors say or Doctor says, it is not Doctors says.
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About time...
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