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Commons · Question 55969 · Tabled 30 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 6 Jun 2025

Question

Asked by John Milne

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with steps NICE on ensuring greater (a) clarity and (b) transparency in relation to how carer quality of life is considered within its medicines appraisal framework.

Answer

Answered by Karin Smyth, 6 Jun 2025

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s (NICE) technology appraisal process allows its independent committees to take all health-related costs and benefits, including health-related quality-of-life for carers, and impacts on personal socia...