Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 107110
Blood Cancer: Medical Treatments
Tabled: 20 January 2026
Answered: 26 January 2026
Named DayQuestion
Dr Caroline Johnson
Conservative — Sleaford 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 AhmedSince 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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