Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 13127

Drugs and Medical Equipment: Cost Effectiveness

Tabled: 6 November 2024

Answered: 13 November 2024

Question

James McMurdock

Independent — South Basildon and East Thurrock

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure value for money in (a) medicines and (b) medical supplies in the NHS.

Answer

Karin Smyth

Processes are in place to ensure that new medicines represent a clinically and cost-effective use of resources before they are routinely funded by the National Health Service in England. New licensed medicines are evaluated by the National Institute for H...

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