Written question asked by Lord Turnberg (Labour) on Wednesday, 18 March 2015, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 1 April 2015. It was answered by Earl Howe (Conservative) on Wednesday, 25 March 2015 on behalf of the Department of Health.
Rare Diseases
- Question
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To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have asked NHS England whether it will rationalise the number of committees concerned with assessing the funding of treatments for patients with rare diseases.
- Answer
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NHS England substantially revised their decision making process regarding specialised services at the end of 2014 in preparation for work planning in 2015.
NHS England has responsibility for the commissioning of specialised services and is currently consulting on changes to the principles and processes by which it makes decisions on prioritising investment in specialised services.
NHS England has provided assurance that any prioritisation which is urgent on clinical grounds will continue to be dealt with quickly through their existing procedures. The route for individual funding requests remains in place.
The consultation can be found at:
www.engage.england.nhs.uk/consultation/investing-in-specialised-commissioning
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- HL5850
- Session
- 2014-15
- Subjects
- Finance Medical treatments NHS England Rare diseases
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