CANCER patients will be allowed to buy drugs privately without giving up their right to free NHS care, the government is poised to announce tomorrow.
Health Secretary Alan Johnson is expected to bow to patient power by ripping up rules that forbid payments for “top-up” drugs not available on the health service.
Currently, patients who opt to pay for drugs privately are told they must pay for all subsequent NHS services, such as blood tests and scans.
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