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UIN 100726

NHS: Drugs

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answeredUnited Kingdom· UK Parliament· EN

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16 December 2025

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7 January 2026 · Answer

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7 January 2026

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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has assessed whether NICE has approved a greater or fewer number of new medicines since the introduction of the severity modifier in 2020, compared with comparable internatio

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  1. 16 December 2025

    Written question

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has assessed whether NICE has approved a greater or fewer number of new medicines since the introduction of the severity modifier in 2020, compared with comparable internatio

    Source: Commons

  2. 7 January 2026

    Answer

    The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is responsible for the methods and processes that it uses in the development of its recommendations. The severity modifier was introduced in January 2022 as part of a number of changes intended ...

    Source: Written answer

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