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Originally Posted by Damien
What on earth do cancer patients pay for then...Must be pain killing drugs..
Shame it's not the better drugs but I guess it makes sense, I wasn't sure how they would suddenly be able to afford them..
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I'd imagine, it's any other medication that you'd normally pay for, like antibiotics for an infection.
Of course it's great that they won't have to pay, but I can imagine most doctors giving free antibiotics (either GP or hospital) anyway as someone on chemo is going to have a weakened immune system anyway (my understanding of it).
So while making it official is good, the actual impact/difference is probably going to be negligable.
Now something like allowing patients to recieve NHS treatment while also taking medication sourced privately would be more effective. The current system is illogical.