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Givinostat

Asked by Steve DarlingLiberal DemocratDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 27 January 2025UIN 25774

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of increasing access to givinostat.

Answered by Karin Smyth

We have made no such assessment. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) makes recommendations for the National Health Service on whether new licensed medicines should be routinely funded by the NHS independently based on an assessment of their costs and benefits. The NHS in England is legally required to fund medicines recommended by NICE, normally within three months of the publication of final guidance. NICE is currently evaluating givinostat, and its Appraisal Committee will meet to consider its recommendations in May 2025.

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