Equity of Access
The North-South NHS divide
How where you are – not what you need – dictates your care – August 2017
The NHS has long strived to deliver equity of access to patients regardless of their location across the UK. NICE was originally established to help ensure that patients could access innovative treatments regardless of where they live in the country. Following this, the Government established the 18 week referral to treatment waiting target to ensure that patients get access in a timely manner.
The Medical Technology Group (MTG) examined data from all 209 Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) from across England to find out how effective they are at giving patients access to medical technology.
