§ Dr. MurrisonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what products have been(a) approved and (b) rejected for use in the NHS by the National Institute for Clinical Excellence since its inception. [58789]
§ Mr. LammyThe National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) does not approve or reject products for use within the national health service. The role of NICE is to provide guidance for health care professionals and patients and their carers, that will help to inform their decisions about treatment and health care. NICE guidance does not override the responsibility of health care professionals to make appr priate decisions on the 249W circumstances of individual patients. However, they are expected to take the guidance fully into account when exercising their clinical judgment.
It is possible to place the technology appraisals published to date into the following categories:
Recommendation Number of appraisals Recommended for routine use 11 Selective use 27 Research only 4 Total 42