Terminal Illnesses: Medical Treatments
Commons · Question 76508 · Tabled 10 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 9 Oct 2025
Question
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.
Answer
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...