Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 107110

Blood Cancer: Medical Treatments

Tabled: 20 January 2026
Answered: 26 January 2026
Named Day

Question

Dr Caroline Johnson

ConservativeSleaford and North Hykeham

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the severity modifier on recent NICE recommendations on blood cancer treatments.

Answer

Dr Zubir Ahmed
Since the introduction of the severity modifier, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has approved 27 out of 28 blood cancer medicines it evaluated, reflecting an approval rate of 96%. Of these topics, a severity weighting was applied in ...

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