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Liver Diseases: Medical Treatments

Commons · Question 106401 · Tabled 16 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 6 Feb 2026

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Asked by Steve Yemm

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he expects treatments for fatty liver disease to be approved for use on the NHS; what assessment he has made of the readiness of the NHS to make such treatments available; and what steps he is

Answer

Answered by Zubir Ahmed, 6 Feb 2026

Newly licensed medicines are appraised by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), which is the independent body responsible for developing evidence-based guidance for the National Health Service on whether new medicines represent a c...