A Bill to make provision to ensure that medical treatment prescribed as necessary by a doctor or other medical professional must be provided unless the type of treatment is not approved by the Secretary of State or the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence; to establish a national register of cases where such prescribed treatment is refused; to introduce a mechanism for appeal against decisions about provision of medical treatments; and for connected purposes
House of Commons
1 May 2012
This bill would require the NHS to provide medical treatments prescribed as necessary by a doctor, unless the treatment has not been approved by the Secretary of State or NICE. It would also create a national register of cases where such prescribed treatment is refused and establish a formal mechanism to appeal decisions about treatment provision. It is intended to improve access to treatment and transparency around such decisions.
The bill is currently at the Second Reading in the House of Commons, where the general principles are debated. If it passes, it will move to Committee stage for detailed scrutiny and then subsequent readings.
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