Tag: NICE special arrangements
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Telford cancer patient raises £120k for liver chemotherapy
NHS worker in Telford seeks £120,000 for liver-directed chemotherapy A 49-year-old NHS communications worker from Telford is crowdfunding £120,000 to access a high-dose chemotherapy treatment for ocular melanoma that has spread to the liver. Jamie Scott, diagnosed with eye cancer in 2011, has faced a barrier within the health system that has left her unable…
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Ocular melanoma patient in Telford raises £120k for liver chemotherapy
NHS funding gap prompts bold fundraising push A cancer patient from Telford is turning to the public to fund life-extending chemotherapy after being refused access to a high-dose treatment on the national health service. Jamie Scott, a 49-year-old communications worker with an NHS mental health trust, was diagnosed with eye cancer in 2011. The disease…