By 2020Health (September 2012)
The findings of this report are the result of a roundtable which brought together health policy-makers, GPs, politicians and senior academics. One in seventeen people will be affected by a rare condition in their lifetime, a number that is projected to mushroom in the coming years. This report demonstrates how wrong or late diagnosis wastes vital NHS funds, and costs considerably more than early diagnosis, requiring expensive and invasive medical treatment.