BMJ debate: Should gluten-free foods be available on prescription?
In recent years, Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) across England have introduced restrictions to gluten-free food on prescription in an attempt to cut costs. This has resulted in unwarranted regional variation – in effect a postcode lottery- in the quality of care offered to patients with coeliac disease.
In this head-to-head article, it is argued that prescriptions improve outcomes for people with coeliac disease with equality of access and the costs of a quick win considered. The opposing side argues that it is a complicated and costly system and that alternatives to prescribing should be considered.
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