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Medical Treatments: Innovation

Lords · Question HL9905 · Tabled 24 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 4 Aug 2025

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Asked by Lord Rennard

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence's (NICE) evaluation processes at reflecting the pace of innovation in medical technologies, in particular for chro

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Answered by Baroness Merron, 4 Aug 2025

With the pace of innovation increasing, it is crucial now more than ever that the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is focused on the highest impact technologies.The Rules-Based Pathway (RBP), recently announced in the 10-Year Healt...