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Givinostat

Commons · Question 26401 · Tabled 24 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 3 Feb 2025

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Asked by John Milne

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will urge CEOs of relevant Trusts to provide (a) financial and (b) personnel support so that administration of givinostat can begin in weeks.

Answer

Answered by Karin Smyth, 3 Feb 2025

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) makes recommendations for the National Health Service on whether new licensed medicines should be routinely funded by the NHS independently, based on an assessment of their costs and benefits. T...