Letters
Burning issues for 2018
My burning issues for 2018: increasing costs and training non-doctors
BMJ 2018; 360 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.k640 (Published 13 February 2018) Cite this as: BMJ 2018;360:k640
- John Sandford-Smith, retired ophthalmologist
- Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester LE1 5WW, UK
- jsandfordsmith{at}freeuk.com
As an elderly retired ophthalmologist, my burning issues1 were emphasised by your short article about the $1m (£0.7m; €0.8m) once only injection for inherited retinal disease.2
My first issue is the ever increasing cost of healthcare. When will our leaders admit that, in trying to keep us elderly people healthy, the cuckoo has become too big for the nest and …
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