Cancer: Drugs
Commons · Question 54483 · Tabled 22 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 2 Jun 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 potential impact of the introduction of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s severity modifier on the availability of cancer medici
Answer
Answered by Karin Smyth, 2 Jun 2025
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) carried out a review of the severity modifier in 2024 and found that it is operating as intended. Since its introduction, the severity modifier has resulted in a higher approval rate for cancer ...