Abstract
A response is given to the claim by Claxton and Culyer, who stated that the policies of the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) do not evaluate patients rather than treatments. The argument is made that the use of values such as quality of life and life-years is ethically dubious when used to choose which patients ought to receive treatments in the National Health Service (NHS).
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 465-6 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | Journal of Medical Ethics |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue number | 8 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Aug 2007 |
Keywords
- Cost-Benefit Analysis
- Government Agencies
- Health Care Costs
- Health Care Rationing
- Humans
- National Health Programs
- Quality of Health Care
- Quality-Adjusted Life Years
- United Kingdom
- Journal Article