Re: eBay item removed *after* payment...



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* Forwarded by *©*´¯`·.¸¸.·´·DõKtör åvãíäñçhë·`·.¸¸.·´¯`·-·| <h@xxxxxxxxxx>
* Newsgroup: alt.support.diabetes.uk
* From: "Patti" <patti.evanspen@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
* Date: Thu, 05 Apr 2007 17:09:45 +0100
* To: Patti
* Subj: Reply from Minister of Health
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Got home this pm to discover that my MP Andrew George had sent me a
letter enclosing the reply he received from Rosie Winterton, Minister
of State for the Department of Health.

Reply is as follows:-

Dear Andrew

Thank you for your letter of 9th March enclosing correspondence from
your constituent Mrs Patti Evans about the supply of blood glucose
testing strips for people with diabetes.

The situation regarding blood glucose testing strips has arisen
following the issue of guidelines from the National Institute for
Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) on the management of blood
glucose in Type 2 diabetics. NICE advised that in Type 2 diabetes,
self monitoring of blood glucose has not been shown to have a
significant impact on long-term blood glucose (Hba1c levels),
decreased body weight, reduced incidence of hypoglycaemia or improved
health-related quality of life. Some Primary Care Trusts (PCTs) have
taken this to mean that home blood glucose monitoring is not
indicated, and have discouraged the prescription of the blood testing
strips used in monitors.

However, NICE guidelines state that there are benefits from
self-monitoring programmes, particularly as part of an integrated
self-help package and this is central to the National Service
Framework for Diabetes. The ideal, exemplified in the Framework is
that people with diabetes have sufficient knowledge to make decisions
in partnership with their healthcare professional about the best
regime to manage their condition, including the benefits of home
glucose monitoring. On the basis of this, Sue Roberts, the National
Clinical Director for Diabetes, produced a fact*** for Strategic
Health Authorities on home blood glucose monitoring. The fact***
reiterates the NICE advice, and suggests that PCTs may wish to link
their strategy on self monitoring to that on patient education.

A message reinforcing this advice was circulated through Medical
Directors, Chief Nursing Officers and GP Bulletins in February 2005.

Any PCT which automatically discourages the prescription of blood
glucose testing strips is not acting in accordance with NICE's advice
that self-monitoring may prove useful to people in their overall
approach to self care.

Mrs Evans may with to contact her local Patient Advice and Liaison
Service (PALS) at Cornwall and Isles of Scilly PCT for information
about the availability of blood testing strips in her area. PALS can
provide information and advice about NHS services.

I hope this reply is helpful

ROSIE WINTERTON

Well, well.. Are we to believe that although NICE says monitoring has
not been shown to help improve diabetics' control and health. they
think self monitoring goes hand in hand with education. Ah.. So if
the PCT funds NO education they needn't prescribe strips?

On the other hand PCTs who discourage the prescription of strips are
going against NICE guidelines. Nicky, obviously all you have to do is
nip along and tell your Doc that he's going against NICE guidelines...
problem solved! (NOT)!!!
Patti
Penzance, Cornwall
On 19u Levemir @ 8pm and 9u Levemir @ 8 am
Novorapid as required
Perindopril, aspirin, Simvastatin,
300mg Quinine Sulphate & 75msg Thyroxin.
A1c 5.3

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With best regards, *©*´¯`·.¸¸.·´·DõKtör
You wrote to John on Sat, 07 Apr 2007 13:41:10 +0100:

J> Lately some of the listings for testing strips have been pulled by
J> eBay - for undisclosed reasons. Anyone here know why?

J> I've just paid for one lot that was pulled *after* the transaction was
J> complete, and I feel that eBay are treating me more shabbily than the
J> seller.

J> Surely a buyer who's completed a transaction has a right to know
J> exactly why it was cancelled (including why it was cancelled later
J> rather than sooner!) A totally removed listing leaves them entirely
J> on their own to deal with Paypal, refunds, etc. Whatever the reason
J> for pulling the item, it was listed on eBay who surely have more
J> responsibility that simply to shrug and walk away? Who's best to
J> contact at eBay about all this?


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