Ethical issues- Post Code Lottery

Question 1

Case study

Answer 1

Beth Proud- a Welsh nurse denied treatment for a rare stomach cancer because it was £70,000 and only 2 English hospitals performed it
IVF- only 1 in 5 clinical commissioning groups in England offer a full number of NICE recommended cycles- Samantha and David Peace, young and healthy couples denied treatment because their NHS didn’t have funding

Question 2

Ethical issues

Answer 2

Unfair system
Gap between rich and the poor
Not everyone is given the same love
But
Unavoidable, needs to be at the discretion of the doctors what is most important for that area

Question 3

What is it?

Answer 3

Differences in access to medical treatment throughout the country e.g. cancer drugs, hip and knee replacements, fertility treatments, drugs for mental health conditions.
Poor and rich areas have different priorities