Written questions

NHS: Drugs

Commons · Question 21832 · 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 his Department has made of the adequacy of the ability of the NHS to adopt precision medicines with companion diagnostics at pace.

Answer

Answered by Karin Smyth, 13 Jan 2025

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) makes evidence-based recommendations for the National Health Service on whether new medicines represent a clinically and cost-effective use of resources. To enable rapid access for NHS patients ...