Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 121596

NHS: Drugs

Tabled: 17 March 2026
Answered: 23 March 2026
Named Day

Question

Freddie van Mierlo

Liberal DemocratHenley and Thame

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress his Department has made on the review of early access to medicines.

Answer

Dr Zubir Ahmed
The Early Access to Medicines Scheme (EAMS), is an existing pathway across the regulatory and access system designed to support innovative treatments being available to patients who need them earlier in the development cycle, outside of a clinical trial. ...

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