A question on #AlzheimersDisease #DonanemabAndLecanemab tabled by Alex Easton on 24-06-2025 has been answered by Karin Smyth.

Heading: Alzheimer's Disease: Donanemab and Lecanemab
Question ID: 1816029
UIN: 62442
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-06-24
Asking Member ID: 5262
Asking Member display name: Alex Easton
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Asking Member Twitter reference: Alex Easton
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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 its decision not to recommend the use of donanemab and lecanemab for Alzheimer's patients by the NHS.
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Date answered: 2025-07-01
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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: Department officials regularly discuss a range of issues with colleagues in the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), including the progress of specific appraisals. NICE develops its guidance independently in line with its established ...
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Answering body ID: 17
Answering body name: Department of Health and Social Care
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