Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 106401

Liver Diseases: Medical Treatments

Tabled: 16 January 2026
Answered: 6 February 2026

Question

Steve Yemm

LabourMansfield

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he expects treatments for fatty liver disease to be approved for use on the NHS; what assessment he has made of the readiness of the NHS to make such treatments available; and what steps he is

Answer

Dr Zubir Ahmed
Newly licensed medicines are appraised by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), which is the independent body responsible for developing evidence-based guidance for the National Health Service on whether new medicines represent a c...

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