Medical Treatments
Commons · Question 42959 · Tabled 31 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 4 Apr 2025
Question
Asked by Clive Jones
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made on the potential impact of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s severity modifier on the approval of treatments for severe conditions.
Answer
Answered by Karin Smyth, 4 Apr 2025
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is responsible for developing the methods and processes that its independent committees use in their evaluations, independently and in consultation with stakeholders. The severity modifier is ba...