postcode lottery
(Britain) The unequal availability or quality of services, especially public services such as healthcare or education, in different parts of the country.
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(Britain) The unequal availability or quality of services, especially public services such as healthcare or education, in different parts of the country.
There is a National Institute for Clinical Excellence which is working its way through examining drugs and treatments and dictating what treatment and drugs should be used across the country to prevent the postcode lottery of previous ye…
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