Ruling on interferon beta will hit all health authorities
BMJPublished 19 July 1997Open access
Charles R. Dyer
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A patient with multiple sclerosis was denied treatment with interferon beta because North Derbyshire Health Authority knowingly imposed what was in effect a blanket ban, despite guidance in an NHS circular on making it available through hospitals.
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