Coronavirus: Medical Treatments
Commons · Question 1036 · Tabled 22 Jul 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 25 Jul 2024
Question
Asked by Daisy Cooper
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to reinstate the Covid Medicines Delivery Unit to provide access to antiviral drugs for people with covid-19 infections who are clinically vulnerable.
Answer
Answered by Andrew Gwynne, 25 Jul 2024
Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for arranging access to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s (NICE) recommended treatments, therefore it is not driven by the Department. It is up to ICBs to determine the best model of acce...