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Campaigners threaten legal action over UK-US deal on prices NHS pays for drugs
UK NewsPoliticsBusinessHealth•May 18, 2026 at 12:01 AMNational

Campaigners threaten legal action over UK-US deal on prices NHS pays for drugs

By Denis Campbell Health policy editor•The Guardian - UK News

Two campaign groups claim that change to how NHS treatments are approved amounts to ‘unlawful power grab’Campaigners against the UK’s controversial drug pricing deal with Donald Trump are threatening the government with legal action unless it scraps a key element of the plan.They claim that a change to how drug treatments are approved for use by the NHS, which could lead to it paying even higher prices for them, amounts to an “unlawful power grab”. Continue reading...

Two campaign groups claim that change to how NHS treatments are approved amounts to ‘unlawful power grab’

Campaigners against the UK’s controversial drug pricing deal with Donald Trump are threatening the government with legal action unless it scraps a key element of the plan.

They claim that a change to how drug treatments are approved for use by the NHS, which could lead to it paying even higher prices for them, amounts to an “unlawful power grab”.

Continue reading...