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Legal support to gain access to medical treatment in the current healthcare system is unproductive

Published:2019-06 Issue:2 Volume:87 Page:85-88
ISSN:0025-8172
Container-title:Medico-Legal Journal
language:en
Short-container-title:Med Leg J

Author:

Bhattacharya Sayantan¹,Ghosh Chandrima²,Khan Iftikhar¹,Shrotri Milind¹

Affiliation:

1. Upper GI Surgery, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, UK

2. Divisional Accountant, Warrington Hospital, Warrington, UK

Abstract

The National Health Service in UK is facing grave financial crisis. Recently, 65% of Acute Trusts have reported a collective deficit of £2.5 billion. This financial crunch has had significant impact on patient care and sustenance of essential healthcare services. In order to thrive, the National Health Service has begun significant rationing of treatment which has become increasingly apparent in recent times, exposing the National Health Service to legal challenges. This article reviews the current state of the National Health Service from a legal perspective.

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

General Medicine

Link

http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/0025817219845242

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