Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 76509

Terminal Illnesses: Medical Treatments

Tabled: 10 September 2025
Answered: 9 October 2025
Named Day

Question

Freddie van Mierlo

Liberal DemocratHenley and Thame

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that NICE appraisals for (a) Duchenne muscular dystrophy and (b) other rare, progressive conditions take into account urgency of access.

Answer

Dr Zubir Ahmed
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) aims wherever possible to issue guidance on new medicines close to the time of licensing to ensure that patients can benefit from rapid access to clinically and cost-effective new medicines. NIC...

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