Question follow-through · 108582
Breast Cancer: Medical Treatments
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the report published by Breast Cancer Now, entitled Setting the Bar too High, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of the opportunity cost-neutrality requirement
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 27 Jan 2026
- Target answer date
- 29 Jan 2026
- Answer
- 3 Feb 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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- Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading · 11 Sept 2026
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Recorded timeline
27 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the report published by Breast Cancer Now, entitled Setting the Bar too High, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of the opportunity cost-neutrality requirement
29 Jan 2026
Target answer date
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3 Feb 2026
Answer published
The severity modifier was introduced by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) in January 2022 as part of a number of changes intended to make its methods fairer, faster, and more consistent. The severity modifier was designed on the...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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NHS: Text Messaging
13 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with phone companies on rates charged to the NHS for sending text messages.
Death Certificates
2 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of weekend and out-of-hours provision for death certification by GPs, Medical Examiner services and registrar services; and what steps he is taking to en