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Prescription Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care what discussions he has had with NICE on the potential impact of its approval of medicines for use in the NHS on (a) economic productivity, (b) health outcomes and (c) reducing the burden of disease

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
6 Feb 2025
Target answer date
10 Feb 2025
Answer
13 Feb 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 6 Feb 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care what discussions he has had with NICE on the potential impact of its approval of medicines for use in the NHS on (a) economic productivity, (b) health outcomes and (c) reducing the burden of disease

  2. 10 Feb 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 13 Feb 2025

    Answer published

    Departmental officials regularly discuss a range of issues with colleagues in the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), including the impact of its recommendations.NICE develops its guidance independently and based on an assessment of ...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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