Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 103809
Medical Treatments
Tabled: 7 January 2026
Answered: 13 January 2026
Question
Mims Davies
Conservative — East Grinstead and Uckfield
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment has been made of the impact of his Department’s requirement for opportunity cost neutrality in NICE’s severity modifier on investment in treatments for more severe conditions.
Answer
Dr Zubir AhmedThe National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is responsible for the methods and processes that it uses in the development of its recommendations. The severity modifier was introduced in January 2022 as part of a number of changes intended ...
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