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Terminal Illnesses: Medical Treatments

Commons · Question 76508 · Tabled 10 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 9 Oct 2025

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Asked by Freddie van Mierlo

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the impact on carers is included in NICE technology appraisals for rare and progressive diseases.

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Answered by Zubir Ahmed, 9 Oct 2025

NICE’s technology appraisal process allows its independent committees to take societal benefits, such as health-related quality-of-life for carers and impact on personal social services, into account. NICE’s methods are set out in its published health tec...