Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 106630

Anxiety: Mental Health Services

Tabled: 19 January 2026
Answered: 26 January 2026

Question

Liz Jarvis

Liberal DemocratEastleigh

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of updating NICE’s guideline on anxiety disorders; and what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the guideline in reflecting patient c

Answer

Dr Zubir Ahmed
The Department has made no assessment of the potential merits of updating the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guideline on anxiety disorders or the adequacy of the guideline in reflecting patients’ choice of therapies.NICE is an i...

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