Written questions

NHS: Drugs

Commons · Question 122999 · Tabled 23 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 26 Mar 2026

Question

Asked by Freddie van Mierlo

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, from what date the National Institute of Clinical Excellence will be authorised to apply an increased cost-effectiveness threshold of £25,000 - £35,000 per quality-adjusted life year.

Answer

Answered by Zubir Ahmed, 26 Mar 2026

The Government intends to direct the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence to apply the new cost-effectiveness threshold increase from April.