“Start private, end private”—a principle that could help protect the NHS from subsidising private care

[...]urgent action is needed to strengthen existing regulations for POCTs.8 Currently, manufacturers need only demonstrate a POCT is “equivalent” to a standard laboratory test. [...]before any test or procedure, private providers should be mandated to give patients clear information regarding the be...

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Published in:BMJ (Online) 2024-05, Vol.385, p.q1155-q1155
Main Author: Hay, Alastair D
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Blood tests
Cost estimates
Financing, Government
Health insurance
Humans
Joint replacement surgery
Medical screening
Opinion
Patients
Private sector
Private Sector - economics
State Medicine - economics
United Kingdom
VAT
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Summary:[...]urgent action is needed to strengthen existing regulations for POCTs.8 Currently, manufacturers need only demonstrate a POCT is “equivalent” to a standard laboratory test. [...]before any test or procedure, private providers should be mandated to give patients clear information regarding the benefits and harms of care. [...]the private sector (insurers, hospitals, clinics, private screening companies, POCT manufacturers) should be responsible for covering these costs in full, which should be quantified and included upfront within the price of the test or procedure at purchase by the patient and passed to the NHS as appropriate.
ISSN:1756-1833
1756-1833
DOI:10.1136/bmj.q1155