Medical Treatments
Lords · Question HL12852 · Tabled 10 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 26 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by Baroness Shawcross-Wolfson
To ask His Majesty's Government whether the new National Institute for Health and Care Excellence cost-effectiveness thresholds for assessing medicines will apply to other medical technologies.
Answer
Answered by Baroness Merron, 26 Jan 2026
The Government’s intention is that the increased cost-effectiveness threshold will apply to any technology, including medicines and medical technologies, evaluated through the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) technology appraisals ...