Head north for costly drugs

By Peter Carvill A leading QC has admitted that patients denied expensive drugs in English NHS hospitals could benefit by moving to Scotland for treatment. Speaking at a WPA event, Nigel Giffin said that treatment on the Scottish NHS is dependent on whether the patient is 'ordinarily resident' in Scotland, meaning that someone only visiting the country could be eligible for treatment. Giffin added: "In Scotland, the big issue is whether you are normally resident and that does not mean you have to be of Scottish origin in any shape or form. It does not mean that you have to have been i...