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Price of Life
The NHS cannot afford to offer every treatment on the market, so how are the medications available chosen? Adam Wishart follows the nail-biting decision about one drug.
On a finite budget, the NHS cannot afford to offer every treatment on the market, so how is it decided which medications should be made available?
Award-winning director Adam Wishart follows the nail-biting decision about one drug, with unprecedented access to decision-makers the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence, the patients who need a life-extending treatment, and the American company that discovered and will profit from it.
Last on
Mon 29 Jun 2009
00:35
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ One except Scotland
Credits
Role | Contributor |
---|---|
Writer | Adam Wishart |
Director | Adam Wishart |
Executive Producer | Julian Mercer |
Broadcasts
- Wed 17 Jun 2009 21:00ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two except Yorkshire
- Mon 29 Jun 2009 00:35ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ One except Scotland