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.