My meter has died and I have unused testing strips which are now not needed as my surgery has switched me over to a different make. Can I sell these on eBay - is it ethical to do so? In a quandary as the cash would be useful but I feel uncomfortable about it.
Well even if the OP returns them.to the pharmacy they would have to destroy them so he may as well see if anyone else wants them.....maybe not completely ethical but surely better than wasting perfectly good test strips?If you bought them yourself then it is ok to sell them. If they were supplied by the NHS then they are not yours to sell.
It is a matter of principle. Clearly the OP is at one end of the spectrum but at the other end are those who deliberately obtain items on free prescription with the intent to sell them. How do you draw the line between what is allowed and what is fraud?Exactly my point .... short sighted and dumb to not sell them rather than see them destroyed for no good reason
It is a matter of principle. Clearly the OP is at one end of the spectrum but at the other end are those who deliberately obtain items on free prescription with the intent to sell them. How do you draw the line between what is allowed and what is fraud?
I haven't changed my tune or my direction. In my first post I said that NHS prescribed strips are not the OP's to sell. This is the principle I refer to in my second post. The NHS, and therefore taxpayers, are providing the strips for the patients treatment, not for them to make a profit however small.You've changed your tune 180 degrees ... and in principle, I agree with it. @LincolnLizzie is doing nothing wrong but you lumped her in with the frauds who take advantage of the system
I haven't changed my tune or my direction. In my first post I said that NHS prescribed strips are not the OP's to sell. This is the principle I refer to in my second post. The NHS, and therefore taxpayers, are providing the strips for the patients treatment, not for them to make a profit however small.
If you bought them yourself then it is ok to sell them. If they were supplied by the NHS then they are not yours to sell.
I have paid for house insurance for 40 years without making a claim. So, would it be morally right to make a fraudulent claim because I have "more than paid for it"?I paid into the NHS for years and when in the UK got strips and over the preceding years more than paid for them so yes I considered them to be mine..So I say go ahead and sell them its your choice. BTW now I live in Thailand with my Thai Wife who lived over 40 yrs with me in the U.K and worked for the NHS we both contributed to the NHS and now get no benefis. I know its our choice.
I have paid for house insurance for 40 years without making a claim. So, would it be morally right to make a fraudulent claim because I have "more than paid for it"?
I have paid for house insurance for 40 years without making a claim. So, would it be morally right to make a fraudulent claim because I have "more than paid for it"?
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