Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 54483

Cancer: Drugs

Tabled: 22 May 2025

Answered: 2 June 2025

Question

Clive Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the introduction of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s severity modifier on the availability of cancer medici

Answer

Karin Smyth

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) carried out a review of the severity modifier in 2024 and found that it is operating as intended. Since its introduction, the severity modifier has resulted in a higher approval rate for cancer ...

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