Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 119641

Anxiety: Medical Treatments

Tabled: 10 March 2026
Answered: 19 March 2026

Question

Adam Dance

Liberal DemocratYeovil

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of updating National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidelines on anxiety.

Answer

Dr Zubir Ahmed
The Government has made no such assessment. National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidelines are developed independently by experts based on a thorough assessment of the available evidence and through extensive engagement with a wide ra...

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