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The article later quotes Sir Bruce Keogh, the NHS's medical director, saying it "seems inconceivable" that PCTs or the Department of Health would proscribe procedures "without a clear consensus from surgeons who are experts in the field".
Surgeons, heath charities and patients' groups are increasingly frustrated that PCTs are introducing what they regard as arbitrary lists of treatments of supposedly low or no clinical value despite medical evidence that many help relieve patients' symptoms.
Despite the lack of any guidance from NICE, Patricia Hewitt, the health secretary, said in October that PCTs should not refuse to fund Herceptin solely on the grounds of cost.
The surgeons' move highlights the fact that PCTs across England are increasingly delaying or denying patients access to surgery to repair a hernia, replace an arthritic hip or knee, and remove cataracts, infected tonsils, gallstones, wisdom teeth, adenoids and varicose veins.
Susan Seenan, of the charity Infertility Network UK, said: "We must be clear: the current 'treatment by postcode' situation surrounding the treatment of infertility here has gone on for far too long and it is vital that PCTs act quickly - and act now".
The low rates of coverage of surveillance in PCT plans are not in accord with the UK plan which imputes to general practice a role in surveillance, and recommends that PCTs operationalise this recommendation [49].
These findings suggest that PCT is less prognostic than the other three biomarkers and SOFA score.
Our data suggest that PCT could be useful in discriminating between MA and AS, avoiding unnecessary reperfusion therapies.
The present study strongly suggests that PCT is a reliable marker to monitor the patients' course after tracheostomy in ICU.
We conclude that PCT, especially following herbicide application, is an effective silvicultural tool for the maintenance of ground vegetation diversity, as well as timber production.
Objective: We have previously shown in a transversal study that PCT combined to CRP is associated to an altered nutritional status in hemodialysis patients.
