Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 104585

Depressive Illnesses: Ketamine

Tabled: 9 January 2026

Answered: 21 January 2026

Question

Layla Moran

Liberal Democrat — Oxford West and Abingdon

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to request that NICE conduct an exceptional (expedited) partial review of the NICE Depression guideline (NG222) to consider the inclusion of intravenous racemic ketamine as an opti

Answer

Dr Zubir Ahmed

The Department has no plans to ask the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) to conduct a review of the NICE guideline on the treatment and management of depression, reference code NG222.NICE is an independent body and is responsible fo...

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