Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 22123

Givinostat: Greater Manchester

Tabled: 6 January 2025
Answered: 13 January 2025

Question

Lisa Smart

Liberal DemocratHazel Grove

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) encourage NHS trusts in Greater Manchester to participate in the Early Access Programme for Givinostat and (b) to help tackle barriers to participation.

Answer

Karin Smyth
NHS England does not have any initiatives to encourage participation in compassionate use schemes, which are the responsibility of individual pharmaceutical companies.Participation in the Early Access Programme (EAP) for givinostat, which must be through ...

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