The Department welcomes new developments in antibiotic treatments. We will work to ensure that promising new treatments are referred to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, where appropriate.<\/p>
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We are committed to maintaining the Cancer Drugs Fund (CDF) until the end of March 2016. We will carefully consider with NHS England what arrangements should be put in place in the longer term for the CDF and the assessment and commissioning of specialist and innovative medicines.<\/p>
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The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is responsible for regularly reviewing its guidance to ensure that it reflects the latest available evidence. Ministers have had no such discussions with NICE on its guidance.<\/p>
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NHS England is now responsible for referring new topics for development through NICE\u2019s clinical guideline work programme.<\/p>
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We understand that NICE plans to publish an updated clinical guideline on the management of type 2 diabetes in adults in 2015. The scope for this clinical guideline update was developed in consultation with stakeholders and states that it will not consider the management of hypoglycaemia, unless this is as a consequence of pharmacological interventions for hyperglycaemia. The final scope for the clinical guideline update is available at:<\/p>
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www.nice.org.uk/guidance/gid-cgwave0612/documents/type-2-diabetes-final-scope2<\/a><\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/strong><\/p> <\/p> <\/strong><\/p> <\/p>"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/164175/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The Government\u2019s position on professions not currently subject to statutory regulation, such as Physician Associates, is as stated in the Enabling Excellence Command Paper (2011). This is that the extension of statutory regulation will only be considered where there is a compelling case on the basis of public safety risk and where assured voluntary registers are not considered sufficient to manage this risk.<\/p> <\/p>"}
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