Cystic Fibrosis: Medical Treatments

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether NICE’s assessment of the costs and benefits of funding a medication takes into account the size of the community affected; and what discussions NICE has had with patients on the use of Kaft

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1. 17 January 2024

   Written question

   To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether NICE’s assessment of the costs and benefits of funding a medication takes into account the size of the community affected; and what discussions NICE has had with patients on the use of Kaft

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2. 23 January 2024

   Answer

   The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) does not take the size of the affected community into account when making recommendation on the clinical and cost effectiveness of medicines.In 2017, a Budget Impact Test was introduced to mitig...

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