Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 50810

Alzheimer's Disease: Drugs

Tabled: 7 May 2025
Answered: 14 May 2025

Question

Gregory Stafford

ConservativeFarnham and Bordon

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that (a) Lecanemab and (b) other new treatments for Alzheimer’s disease are made accessible to eligible patients through the NHS.

Answer

Karin Smyth
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) makes recommendations for the National Health Service in England on whether new medicines should be routinely funded based on an assessment of their costs and benefits. The NICE evaluates all ne...

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