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Alzheimer's Disease: Donanemab and Lecanemab

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with NICE on its decision not to recommend the use of donanemab and lecanemab for Alzheimer's patients by the NHS.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
24 Jun 2025
Target answer date
26 Jun 2025
Answer
1 Jul 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 24 Jun 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with NICE on its decision not to recommend the use of donanemab and lecanemab for Alzheimer's patients by the NHS.

  2. 26 Jun 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 1 Jul 2025

    Answer published

    Department officials regularly discuss a range of issues with colleagues in the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), including the progress of specific appraisals. NICE develops its guidance independently in line with its established ...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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