The authors are more than a decade and a half late with this piece
and too timid in their scope.
BMJ. 1991 February 2; 302(6771): 288. bears a letter from me
recommending that not only indigestion remedies but a host of other
pharmaceuticals should be available on the NHS only when there is
objective evidence of significant disease.
Non-life threatening symptoms and disease should always be handled by
the NHS by way of assessment and advice but few, especially when
definitely, probably or plausibly the consequence of lifestyle choice,
should be treated at the tax payers expense.
If only I were Emperor all problems would evaporate as the dew in the
dawn sun.
Steven Ford
Competing interests:
Untrammelled delusions of grandeur in conjunction with raving narcissism.
Rapid Response:
Old news.
Editor
The authors are more than a decade and a half late with this piece
and too timid in their scope.
BMJ. 1991 February 2; 302(6771): 288. bears a letter from me
recommending that not only indigestion remedies but a host of other
pharmaceuticals should be available on the NHS only when there is
objective evidence of significant disease.
Non-life threatening symptoms and disease should always be handled by
the NHS by way of assessment and advice but few, especially when
definitely, probably or plausibly the consequence of lifestyle choice,
should be treated at the tax payers expense.
If only I were Emperor all problems would evaporate as the dew in the
dawn sun.
Steven Ford
Competing interests:
Untrammelled delusions of grandeur in conjunction with raving narcissism.
Competing interests: No competing interests