Question follow-through · 15545

Medical Treatments: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the EQ-5D-5L quality of life value set will be adopted in NICE technology appraisals.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
2 Jul 2026
Target answer date
6 Jul 2026
Answer
8 Jul 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 2 Jul 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the EQ-5D-5L quality of life value set will be adopted in NICE technology appraisals.

  2. 6 Jul 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 8 Jul 2026

    Answer published

    The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is planning to adopt the EQ-5D-5L value set and has recently consulted on proposed changes to its guidance development manuals. NICE is now considering the responses to the consultation and expe...

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