NICE Recommendations.23 Apr 2023 16:51
There's an interesting article up on the NICE website, it talks bout funding. It says:
. The NHS is legally obliged to fund and resource medicines and treatments recommended by NICE's technology
appraisals.
. The NHS Constitution states that patients have the right to drugs and treatments that have been recommended by
NICE for use in the NHS, if their doctor believes they are clinically appropriate.
. When NICE recommends a treatment 'as an option', the NHS must make sure it is available within 3 months (unless
otherwise specified) of its date of publication. This means that, if a patient has a disease or condition and the doctor
responsible for their care thinks that the technology is the right treatment, it should be available for use, in line with
NICE's recommendations".
In the March RNS it says the test will be rolled out to 7 more Hospitals in Manchester from April, so the expansion is well under way as we speak. It also looks like there will be some sort of funding available from the NHS.