LIMITING ACCESS TO UNAPPROVED THERAPIES: A PATERNALISTIC PRACTICE?

Access and Rational use of Plasma Protein Therapies (PPTs)

Improving access to psychological therapies in prisons.

Improving access to psychological therapies in England

Ethical justifications for access to unapproved medical interventions: an argument for (limited) patient obligations.

Many health care systems include programs that allow patients in exceptional circumstances to access medical interventions of as yet unproven benefit. In this article we consider the ethical justifications for-and demands on-these special access programs (SAPs). SAPs have a compassionate basis: They give patients with limited options the opportunity to try interventions that are not yet approve...

Equity of access to psychological therapies.

Improving access to psychological treatments for common mental disorders is a priority in a number of countries worldwide. We consider the evidence presented by Harris et al on the Australian Better Access initiative, and discuss the challenges of delivering such intitiatives and evaluating their impact.