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Join Date: Jul 2013
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Pregnant woman to be given 400.00 from the NHS to stop smoking
It has been tested and found the reduce the financial strain on the NHS. Neonatal ICU stays cost upwards of 5 figures. In this case, that’s really all that matters, and the idea that the NHS should avoid efficient money saving measures “because of some vague thing that may or may not result” (in truth, it just catches in people’s throats a bit) is just a bit… I dunno. Reactionary and dumb, I suppose.
No one is saying it’ll make them better parents in the long run. It’ll improve infant health and reduce NHS financial burden. That is the goal… that is what’s been measured… the fact that they still might be crappy parents isn’t really relevant.
Last edited by Toy Soldier; 26-06-2021 at 11:21 AM.
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