Santhanam Sundar, a consultant oncologist at Nottingham University Hospital NHS Trust in the UK, emphasizes that every patient seeks the best available treatment. In self-funded and insurance-based health systems, people make value-based judgments and accept the risks that come with their choices. However, in taxpayer-funded systems, patients do not have the same level of control over their treatment options. Consequently, the debate over the best approach to healthcare delivery continues in various healthcare systems.
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NICE cannot always allow healthcare professionals to prescribe the best available treatment
