Of course this sort of thing never happened before 2010.
From Apr 2007
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				Approaches to identifying both effective and cost-effective practices  have become central to rationing decisions in the NHS. The establishment  of the NICE, which produces guidance on what treatments should be  provided by the NHS, represents the most visible approach to introducing  economic considerations into these decisions.
			
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