Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 55888

Blood Cancer: Medical Treatments

Tabled: 30 May 2025

Answered: 6 June 2025

Question

Neil Duncan-Jordan

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the reasons are for the higher level of NICE Health Technology Assessments of new blood cancer treatments that have been terminated compared to Health Technology Assessments for other forms of

Answer

Karin Smyth

In the last 10 years, where the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has been able to make a recommendation, 92% of blood cancer treatment recommendations were positive. This is significantly higher than the overall rate for cancer tre...

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