Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 83205
Abiraterone
Tabled: 17 October 2025
Answered: 28 October 2025
Question
Danny Beales
Labour — Uxbridge and South Ruislip
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of the potential impact of prescribing abiraterone in England using the eligibility criteria used in (a) Scotland and (b) Wales on the number of premature deaths from hi
Answer
Dr Zubir AhmedNHS England estimates that the number of eligible patients in England is between 7,500 and 9,500 per year. This is based on the same eligibility criteria as are used in Scotland and Wales. NHS England has not completed any specific work to estimate the po...
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