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£520 per Coeliac per year for GF prescribed food Feb 20, 2011 7:45:52 GMT

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Post by Silly Yak on Feb 20, 2011 7:45:52 GMT

Posted by Kicking Frog on 19/2/2011, 16:26:17

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Harrow Primary Care Trust

August 2010

...The Department of Health has estimated that costs for prescribed gluten-free food is
currently Ј520 per coeliac patient per year....

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£520 per Coeliac per year for GF prescribed food Feb 20, 2011 7:46:36 GMT

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Post by Silly Yak on Feb 20, 2011 7:46:36 GMT

Posted by David (Dublin Ireland) on 19/2/2011, 17:01:22, in reply to "NHS GF Food How much does it cost"

For Coeliacs and other patients that don't stick to a gluten free diet,
What's the knock on cost per person for medication and hospital care?

Surely, guaranteeing compliance far outweighs the cost of treating any associated illness which could develope because of non-compliance.

The Gluten Free Diet is the only medically proven treatment for Coeliac Disease.

In the short term they may appear to make considerable savings, but what will be the long term cost to the health service.

Penny wise and Pound foolish.

David