Responded to: 8th November 2016
· Does the CCG have a budget to fund new treatments/drugs approved by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) each year?
NHS Stockport CCG does not have a specific budget to fund new treatments/drugs approved by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). All costs related to new NICE TA’s are reported as part of existing acute and prescribing budgets.
· If so, please state what this budget was for the past three financial years (2013/14 – 2015/16). Please breakdown by year N/A
· Please list the NICE approved treatments/drugs which the CCG does not allow clinicians to prescribe
All NICE TA approved drugs are funded by NHS Stockport CCG
· To illustrate any trend, please provide this list for the past three financial years (2013/14 – 2015/16). Please breakdown by year
Please see above
· Please give a brief and general explanation why the CCG does not allow clinicians to prescribe these treatments/drugs N/A
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