Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 73468

Breast Cancer: Medical Treatments

Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 9 September 2025

Question

Dan Tomlinson

LabourChipping Barnet

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the introduction of the severity modifier by NICE in 2022 on the provision of life-extending treatment to those with incurable secondary breas

Answer

Karin Smyth
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has been monitoring the impact of the severity modifier since it was implemented in 2022. Data up to March 2025 shows that the proportion of positive cancer recommendations is higher with the se...

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