The Devil is in the detail

Paul Robertson: What position we are in now,where do we stand now following the Richards’review? Doug Wright: I think there is a lot more claritynow where government policy wants to go withthis. We are still awaiting the consultationprocess but the summary seems to be tomake the problem of top-ups go away byaccelerating the funding process, and decisionprocess, through NICE. How effective that hasbeen is debatable. Paul Robertson: Okay, well how effective has itbeen then? Katrina Herren: I think it has been very helpfulto the Primary Care Trusts (PCT) and to thehospitals in understand...