Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 1036

Coronavirus: Medical Treatments

Tabled: 22 July 2024

Answered: 25 July 2024

Named Day

Question

Daisy Cooper

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to reinstate the Covid Medicines Delivery Unit to provide access to antiviral drugs for people with covid-19 infections who are clinically vulnerable.

Answer

Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for arranging access to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s (NICE) recommended treatments, therefore it is not driven by the Department. It is up to ICBs to determine the best model of acce...

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