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Written question asked by Crispin Blunt (Conservative) on Monday, 31 October 2016, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 2 November 2016. It was answered by Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford (Conservative) on Tuesday, 8 November 2016 on behalf of the Department of Health.


Prescription Drugs

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to NICE's and NHS England's proposals for changes to the arrangements for evaluating and funding drugs and other health technologies appraised through NICE's technology appraisal and highly specialised technologies programme, published in October 2016, on what basis the affordability threshold of £20 million per year was arrived at.

Answer

NHS England has advised that the proposed budget impact threshold is based on consideration of the frequency and magnitude of high budget impact technologies that have recently received a recommendation from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
51264
Session
2016-17
Subjects
Health services Diseases Prescription drugs
Link
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