Asked by: Lord Mancroft (Conservative - Excepted Hereditary)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what consultation has taken place on NHS England's request to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence to defer the implementation of its guidance on the use of sofosbuvir for patients with Hepatitis C.
Answered by Earl Howe - Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Lords
I refer my Noble Friend to the Answer I gave to Lord Hunt of Kings Heath in response to his Question HL3887 on 19 January 2015.
Asked by: Lord Mancroft (Conservative - Excepted Hereditary)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they expect that new treatments for Hepatitis C with cure rates in excess of 90 per cent will be made available on the National Health Service.
Answered by Earl Howe - Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Lords
I refer my Noble Friend to the Answer I gave to Lord Hunt of Kings Heath in response to his Question HL3887 on 19 January 2015.