Age discrimination pledge may reignite debate on rationing

By Thelma Agnew2001-03-29T00:00:00

The government's pledge to end age discrimination in NHS services will reignite the debate on rationing and could even prompt a 'backlash' as younger patients lose ground to elderly people, it has been claimed.

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