Liver Diseases: Medical Treatments
Commons · Question 106401 · Tabled 16 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 6 Feb 2026
Question
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...