Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 74492

Diseases: Medical Treatments

Tabled: 2 September 2025

Answered: 8 September 2025

Question

Amanda Hack

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure that NICE appraisal decisions for (a) progressive and (b) degenerative diseases are taken in a timely manner. .

Answer

Karin Smyth

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) makes evidence-based recommendations for the National Health Service on whether new medicines represent a clinically and cost-effective use of resources. To enable rapid access for NHS patients ...

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