§ Norman LambTo ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) if he will list each health authority area where anti-TNF therapy is(a) available and (b) unavailable; [414213]
(2) what plans he has for increasing access to anti-TNF therapy. [41442]
§ Ms Blears[holding answers 11 March 2002]: The National Institute for Clinical Excellence is conducting an appraisal of anti-TNF treatments. Guidance was issued to the national health service on 22 March 2002.
We do not hold information centrally about the current availability of these treatments.