Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 100726
NHS: Drugs
Tabled: 16 December 2025
Answered: 7 January 2026
Question
Dr Scott Arthur
Labour — Edinburgh South West
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has assessed whether NICE has approved a greater or fewer number of new medicines since the introduction of the severity modifier in 2020, compared with comparable internatio
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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