UK debates asbestos-related diseases compensation, heralds a new healthcare focus?
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
The UK parliament took a further step towards better addressing the needs of asbestos-related diseases (ARDs), with further debate of draft legislation on compensating pleural plaques and asbestosis. The issue of compensation is relevant to the development of medical research and healthcare in this area, in that a greater willingness to recognise exposure will impact on assessing and meeting healthcare demand.