Cancer: Drugs
Commons · Question 21831 · Tabled 3 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 13 Jan 2025
Question
Asked by Clive Jones
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the number of cancer medicines used in the NHS compared to other European countries.
Answer
Answered by Karin Smyth, 13 Jan 2025
Whilst the Department has made no such assessment, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence recommends most new licensed cancer medicines for use in the treatment of National Health Service patients in England, with a current positive approva...