In January 2002 Tony Blair said that his government may stand or fall on the reform of the NHS: ‘things are starting to get better, and they will be dramatically improved. I am so confident of that, let me say this: if the NHS is not basically fixed by the next election, then I am quite happy to suffer the consequences. I am quite willing to be held to account by the voters if we fail’. Here is our update of progress so far. (It's a PDF file and may take a minute to download.)
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Statins lower LDL-cholesterol and help to reduce unwelcome coronary events such as heart attacks, which (as you say) might not happen for many years ahead. Measuring medical inputs and their consequences for future health status in such cases is not easy. When the only choice is between imperfect knowledge and no knowledge at all, the former is still better.
Posted by David | April 5, 2005 8:28 PM
Posted on April 5, 2005 20:28
Reading the review must leave Doctors and Nurses thinking that jumping off the cliff is the only way out. Nothing they do seems to be good enough.
Though, on the question of resources in and output out, how would giving statins to diabetics figure in your scheme of things. The results of the decision will not be known for twenty years; so, is that good or bad?
Posted by StarDasher | April 5, 2005 5:52 PM
Posted on April 5, 2005 17:52