Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 65167

Breast Cancer: Medical Treatments

Tabled: 4 July 2025

Answered: 10 July 2025

Question

Mr Andrew Snowden

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the severity modifier introduced by NICE in 2022 on access to new treatments for secondary breast cancer.

Answer

Karin Smyth

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is responsible for the methods and processes that it uses in the development of its recommendations. The severity modifier was introduced in January 2022 as part of a number of changes intended ...

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