“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
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Blood tests
Cost estimates
Financing, Government
Health insurance
Humans
Joint replacement surgery
Medical screening
Opinion
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Private Sector - economics
State Medicine - economics
United Kingdom
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