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Medical Treatments: Finance

Asked by Adam JogeeLabourDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 30 March 2026UIN 122933

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of his department’s requirement for opportunity cost neutrality in NICE’s severity modifier on investment in treatments for more severe condition

Answered by Dr Zubir Ahmed

I refer the Hon. Member to the answer I gave to the Hon. Member for East Grinstead and Uckfield on 13 January 2026 to Question 103809.

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