Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 12689

Nusinersen: East Midlands

Tabled: 5 November 2024

Answered: 12 November 2024

Question

Sir John Hayes

Conservative — South Holland and The Deepings

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS patients have been treated with Spinraza in (a) Lincolnshire and (b) the East Midlands since 2019.

Answer

Karin Smyth

Use of nusinersen, also known by the brand name Spinraza, is commissioned from specialist centres, and in the East Midlands the service is commissioned from Nottingham University Hospital (NUH). NUH has treated eight patients with nusinersen since 2019. N...

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