Obesity: Medical Treatments
Commons · Question 88729 · Tabled 10 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Question
Asked by Carolyn Harris
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of different funding mechanisms that could be applied to new obesity treatments.
Answer
Answered by Zubir Ahmed, 19 Nov 2025
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is the independent body responsible for developing authoritative, evidence-based recommendations for the National Health Service on whether new medicines represent a clinically and cost-effectiv...