A question on #RareDiseases #MedicalTreatments tabled by Amanda Hack on 16-06-2025 has been answered by Karin Smyth.

Heading: Rare Diseases: Medical Treatments
Question ID: 1813042
UIN: 60246
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-06-16
Asking Member ID: 5149
Asking Member display name: Amanda Hack
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Asking Member Twitter reference: Amanda Hack
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Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with NICE on feedback from stakeholders on how the impacts on carers are considered in appraisals for rare and ultra-rare conditions.
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Date answered: 2025-06-20
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Answering Member ID: 4444
Answering Member display name: Karin Smyth
Answering Member handle: karinsmyth
Answering Member Twitter reference: @karinsmyth
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Answer text: In making its recommendations on new medicines, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) takes into account all health-related costs and benefits, including health benefits to carers. It does not, however, take into account wider socie...
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Answering body ID: 17
Answering body name: Department of Health and Social Care
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