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 ...