Written questions

Migraines: Health Services

2026-06-30 · Department of Health and Social Care · 15249 · Official question

Lee Pitcher

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that patients can access the most effective innovations for migraine.

Answer

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has recommended several new medicines as options for the treatment of migraine. The National Health Service in England is legally required to fund medicines recommended in a NICE appraisal, usua...