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NHS must not sit in judgement on individual lifestyles

10.10.00am GMT Thu 8th Dec 2005

Commenting on the announcement by NICE that patients could be denied treatment if their lifestyle makes it ineffective, but not simply because their condition was self-induced, Liberal Democrat Shadow Health Secretary, Steve Webb MP said:

"There is no excuse for cash-strapped hospitals denying treatment to people whose lifestyle they disapprove of. Treatment decisions involving people's lifestyle should be based on clinical reasons, not grounds of cost.

"The NHS is there to keep people healthy, not to sit in judgement on individual lifestyles."

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