Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 21831

Cancer: Drugs

Tabled: 3 January 2025

Answered: 13 January 2025

Question

Clive Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the number of cancer medicines used in the NHS compared to other European countries.

Answer

Karin Smyth

Whilst the Department has made no such assessment, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence recommends most new licensed cancer medicines for use in the treatment of National Health Service patients in England, with a current positive approva...

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