Hepatitis: Drugs
(asked on 15th July 2015) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the commitment in the Conservative Party manifesto to increase the use of new and cost-effective medicines applies to treatments approved by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence for Hepatitis C.
NHS England extended access to new oral treatments for patients with hepatitis C and cirrhosis at the beginning of June 2015. A copy of the related policy can be found on the NHS England website and accessed via the following link:
A copy of this document is also attached.
From 1 August this year, hepatitis C operational delivery networks will be in place across England to ensure that patients have access to treatment expertise via multi-disciplinary teams.