Tag: low-value

NHS England confirms cull of low-value treatments

by Selina McKee | Dec 1, 2017 | News | 0

Fish oil, herbal remedies and homeopathy are among ‘low-value’ treatments that NHS England is recommending are no longer provided by the NHS, in a move it says should generate millions of pounds of savings each year.

NHS England plans cull of ‘low-value’ prescriptions

by Selina McKee | Mar 28, 2017 | News | 0

“Low-value” prescriptions such as sun cream and gluten-free foods may soon no longer be available on the National Health Service in England, after NHS England announced a review into whether they should continue to be funded by the health service.