Terminal Illnesses
(asked on 23rd October 2014) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance his Department has issued to health technology appraisal committees on application of NICE's end of life criteria when appraising treatments for patients with terminal illness.
This question was answered on 28th October 2014
The Department has not issued any such guidance. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence is an independent body and is responsible for the development of its methods and processes.