Exclusive: DH funds private prescriptions for drug denied to NHS patients

By Shaun Lintern2015-07-20T12:10:00

Taxpayers’ money is being used by the Department of Health to pay for private prescriptions for a £12,000 a year drug to treat narcolepsy, HSJ has learned.

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