A consultation on the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence's (NICE) proposals for value assessment is ongoing and no decisions have yet been made about any potential changes to NICE's methods of technology appraisal.<\/p>
<\/p>
The consultation will close on 20 June and we would encourage all those with an interest, including patients, clinicians, the National Health Service, industry, researchers and academic experts, to make their views known as part of this process.<\/p>
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A consultation on the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence's (NICE) proposals for value assessment is ongoing and no decisions have yet been made about any potential changes to NICE's methods of technology appraisal.<\/p>
<\/p>
The consultation will close on 20 June and we would encourage all those with an interest, including patients, clinicians, the National Health Service, industry, researchers and academic experts, to make their views known as part of this process.<\/p>
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It is important that patients, including those with cystic fibrosis, get those high cost drugs provided through homecare services on time.<\/p>
<\/p>
The Department commissioned a review of homecare medicine supply arrangements to ensure they deliver the best value for patients, the National Health Service and the provider market. The review report, Homecare Medicines: <\/em>Towards a Vision for the Future,<\/em> was published in December 2011 and is available at:<\/p> <\/p> http://media.dh.gov.uk/network/121/files/2011/12/111201-Homecare-Medicines-Towards-a-Vision-for-the-Future2.pdf<\/p> <\/p> The outcome of subsequent improvement work is summarised in the further report, Homecare Medicines: Towards a Vision for the Future - Taking Forward the Recommendations<\/em>, published in May 2014 and available at:<\/p> <\/p> www.uhns.nhs.uk/AboutUs/NHSHomecareMedicinesinEngland.aspx<\/p> <\/p> NHS England issued a patient safety alert on minimising the risks of omitted and delayed medicines for patients receiving homecare services on 10 April 2014. This recommended that all healthcare organisations that commission clinical homecare services:<\/p> - establish if medicine homecare services were used by their organisation and if incidents of omitted and delayed medicines had occurred;<\/p> - consider whether immediate action needed to be taken locally and, if required, develop an action plan, to reduce risk and the potential risk to patients;<\/p> - disseminate the alert to all medical, nursing, pharmacy and other staff involved in the care of homecare patients; and<\/p> - report patient safety incidents concerning homecare to the National Reporting and Learning Service.<\/p> <\/p> A copy of the patient safety alert is available at:<\/p> <\/p> www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/psa-omitted-delayed-meds.pdf<\/p> <\/p> The Department continues to work with NHS England, homecare companies, pharmaceutical suppliers and the NHS to ensure that homecare arrangements are safe and deliver value for the NHS and improved outcomes for patients.<\/p> <\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the costs of treatment of UK nationals in each other European Economic Area country in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12, (c) 2012-13 and (d) 2013-14; and if he will make a statement.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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