questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Answer of 23 October 2023 to Question 203304 on Innovative Medicines Fund, whether he has had recent discussions with (a) NHS England and (b) the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence on the use of the Fund to facilitate rapid access to advanced therapy medicinal products to treat severe and debilitating diseases.
answerText: The Department regularly discusses a range of issues with colleagues in NHS England and the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) related to patient access to effective new medicines.NICE has been able to recommend several advanced ther...
heading: Innovative Medicines Fund: Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products