Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 68796

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Drugs

Tabled: 17 July 2025

Answered: 23 July 2025

Question

Afzal Khan

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure access to new medicines for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in England.

Answer

Karin Smyth

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is the independent body responsible for developing authoritative, evidence-based recommendations for the National Health Service on whether new medicines represent a clinically and cost-effectiv...

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