Cable Forum - View Single Post - Welsh NHS 'playing God' says heart patient

mrmistoffelees · 11-10-2016, 07:52

I suspect possibly we're only seeing one side of the story

Whilst LVADs are not routinely funded by NHS Wales, all patient cases are assessed on a case by case basis, if the patient’s clinician considers there are exceptional circumstances.

As such requests for LVADs are considered using the Individual Patient Funding Request (IPFR) process. This process allows patients who are most likely to gain clinical benefit, access to treatments which are not routinely funded by NHS Wales.

11-10-2016, 07:52	#3
mrmistoffelees 067 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Middlesbrough Age: 50 Services: Many Posts: 5,097	Re: Welsh NHS 'playing God' says heart patient I suspect possibly we're only seeing one side of the story Whilst LVADs are not routinely funded by NHS Wales, all patient cases are assessed on a case by case basis, if the patient’s clinician considers there are exceptional circumstances. As such requests for LVADs are considered using the Individual Patient Funding Request (IPFR) process. This process allows patients who are most likely to gain clinical benefit, access to treatments which are not routinely funded by NHS Wales. __________________ Nerves of steel, heart of gold, knob of butter......