Wickedness or folly? The ethics of NICE's decisions

K. Claxton; A.J. Culyer

doi:10.1136/jme.2006.016204

Wickedness or folly? The ethics of NICE's decisions

K. Claxton, A.J. Culyer

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Abstract

A rebuttal is provided to each of the arguments adduced by John Harris, an Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Medical Ethics, in two editorials in the journal in support of the view that National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence’s procedures and methods for making recommendations about healthcare procedures for use in the National Health Service in England and Wales are the product of "wickedness or folly or more likely both", "ethically illiterate as well as socially divisive", responsible for the "perversion of science as well as of morality" and are "contrary to basic morality and contrary to human rights".

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	373-377
Number of pages	5
Journal	Journal of Medical Ethics
Volume	32
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1136/jme.2006.016204
Publication status	Published - 1 Jul 2006

Keywords

COST-EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS
HEALTH-CARE PROGRAMS
TIME TRADE-OFF
STANDARD GAMBLE
LIFE YEARS
QUALITY
UTILITIES

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