UK to pay for private heart treatment:
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
The UK government has announced that NHS heart patients will, from July 2002, have the choice of being treated in a private centre, in the UK or abroad, as part of an initiative to reduce surgery waiting lists. The initiative - the highlight of the government discussion paper Extending Choice to Patients, published last week - will affect some 14,500 patients at a cost of around £100 million ($142 million).