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Brain: Tumours

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of commissioning of the use of Visualase for Inoperable brain tumours on the NHS.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
10 Mar 2025
Target answer date
13 Mar 2025
Answer
13 Mar 2025 · 3 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 10 Mar 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of commissioning of the use of Visualase for Inoperable brain tumours on the NHS.

  2. 13 Mar 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 13 Mar 2025

    Answer published

    The decision to commission new services sits with integrated care boards (ICBs), overseen by NHS England. For proposed new treatments which require additional investment, NHS England carries out a relative prioritisation process to determine which service...

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