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British Health Agency Ordered to Repay Anorexic Woman's Life Savings

A woman who spent her life savings treating her anorexia has been awarded reimbursement from National Health Services in Wales. The patient, named only as Miss S, spent about $30,000 in private treatment, after NHS refused to pay.
"The report revealed that Miss S, who comes from South Wales, became ill while staying with a friend in Plymouth. She received outpatient and inpatient treatment for anorexia nervosa in the Westcountry." (Source: WalesOnline)
From there, as her condition worsened, she was referred to a unit that specialized in eating disorders. Health Commission Wales, which was supposed to fund the treatment, didn't.

The representatives who wrote the report referred to HCW's actions as "maladministration" and determined that HCW's failure to fund treatment had caused Miss S "injustice and hardship."

Labels: anorexia, treatment, great britain, finances

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