Medical Equipment: Technology
Commons · Question 5330 · Tabled 1 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 8 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Jim Shannon
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how his Department and NHS England define a product's value to the NHS for medical technologies; how that value is assessed; and what criteria are used in that assessment.
Answer
Answered by Preet Kaur Gill, 8 Jun 2026
For medical technologies, value to the National Health Service is assessed through the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s (NICE) independent, evidence-based evaluation processes. NICE assesses whether a technology offers benefits and valu...