51967
2017-19
1496
Cancer Medicines
Jim Shannon
2018-07-09
That this House notes with concern that cancer patients in Northern Ireland have now faced two years of inequitable access to cancer medicines compared to the rest of the UK, as they are not able to access medicines recommended by NICE under the NICE/Cancer Drugs Fund process, despite Northern Ireland and committing to follow NICE guidance in the 2013 Circular HSC (SQSD) 2/13; further notes that Health and Social Care organisations in Northern Ireland have a statutory duty to put in place the systems to implement NICE guidance; notes that if these NICE recommendations had been followed in Northern Ireland, around 670 patients would have had access to new cancer medicines since July 2016, meaning approximately 32 patients every month have been denied treatment available elsewhere in the UK; and calls on the Northern Ireland Government to take concerted action to address this issue of inequity of access.
Diseases
Health services
Jim Shannon
2018-07-09
Proposed
Strangford
DUP
Jeffrey M Donaldson
2018-07-09
Seconded
Lagan Valley
DUP
Paul Girvan
2018-07-09
Seconded
South Antrim
DUP
Ian Paisley Jnr
2018-07-09
Seconded
North Antrim
DUP
David Simpson
2018-07-09
Seconded
Upper Bann
DUP
Nigel Dodds
2018-07-09
Seconded
Belfast North
DUP
Sammy Wilson
2018-07-09
Signed
East Antrim
DUP
Gregory Campbell
2018-07-09
Signed
East Londonderry
DUP
Marie Rimmer
2018-07-10
Signed
St Helens South and Whiston
Labour
Lady Hermon
2018-07-10
Signed
North Down
Independent
Gavin Robinson
2018-07-10
Signed
Belfast East
DUP
Michael Penning
2018-07-10
Signed
Hemel Hempstead
Conservative
Bob Blackman
2018-07-12
Signed
Harrow East
Conservative
Hugh Gaffney
2018-07-24
Signed
Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill
Labour
Rosie Cooper
2018-09-04
Signed
West Lancashire
Labour