Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 77609

Medical Treatments: Cost Effectiveness

Tabled: 16 September 2025

Answered: 27 October 2025

Question

Greg Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the current NICE QALY threshold on (a) patient access to innovative medicines and (b) the UK’s competitiveness in attracting life sciences inv

Answer

Dr Zubir Ahmed

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is the independent body responsible for developing authoritative, evidence-based recommendations for the National Health Service on whether new medicines represent a clinically and cost-effectiv...

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