It’s not entirely patient-centred.
In part, this data is used as a tool for funding on a departmental basis. Thus, if a patient’s pain scale readings go down after a procedure like SCS or DBS, then the department that provided the treatment can use this data to justify extra funding from the PCT.
Never forget that the acronym NICE – purported to mean National Institute for Clinical Excellence – actually stands for N.I for Cost Efficiency. but this meaning was disguised to offset criticism of the part-privatisation of the NHS.
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