Warwickshire "forcing people to pay for drugs privately or go blind"
04/07/2008
The Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) is backing legal action against Warwickshire Primary Care Trust, which it believes is operating an unlawful blanket ban on providing sight-saving treatments. A judicial review of the Trust’s policy has now been confirmed to take place at the High Court, London, on 10 and 11 July.
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