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<blockquote data-quote="Edge" data-source="post: 1729951" data-attributes="member: 458714"><p>I know that treating diabetes is very expensive and insulin is also expensive these days and that we are fortunate to be in UK and have a NHS. It’s a fair point that new diabetes tech is expensive at first.</p><p></p><p>One of by big frustrations in the intermediate period is that its an all or nothing situation. If NHS is buying at £35, why are we paying £48? You could even argue that if they sold it to us at say £30, with the saving on tabs, the costs for NHS would go down, not up. At least that is something. Overall, I would argue that new technology has a massive role to play in reducing costs whist improving care in the coming years - the problem is how do we stop commercial enterprises pushing prices up to satisfy their shareholders at the expense of NHS. Something does not feel very ethical when prices keep rising by so much on some drugs.</p><p></p><p>As one of the 10 latest employers in the world, maybe the NHS should be the ones developing some of the tech. There is no valid reason not to have some cost centres - But that’s another discussion.</p><p></p><p>Enough said, I will let you all know what happens when I meet my consultant.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Edge, post: 1729951, member: 458714"] I know that treating diabetes is very expensive and insulin is also expensive these days and that we are fortunate to be in UK and have a NHS. It’s a fair point that new diabetes tech is expensive at first. One of by big frustrations in the intermediate period is that its an all or nothing situation. If NHS is buying at £35, why are we paying £48? You could even argue that if they sold it to us at say £30, with the saving on tabs, the costs for NHS would go down, not up. At least that is something. Overall, I would argue that new technology has a massive role to play in reducing costs whist improving care in the coming years - the problem is how do we stop commercial enterprises pushing prices up to satisfy their shareholders at the expense of NHS. Something does not feel very ethical when prices keep rising by so much on some drugs. As one of the 10 latest employers in the world, maybe the NHS should be the ones developing some of the tech. There is no valid reason not to have some cost centres - But that’s another discussion. Enough said, I will let you all know what happens when I meet my consultant. [/QUOTE]
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