Retinitis Pigmentosa: Medical Treatments
(asked on 22nd November 2016) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what information his Department holds on the prospective timetable for new treatments to be made available for retinitis pigmentosa.
This question was answered on 30th November 2016
The Department does not hold information on when new treatments will be available for retinitis pigmentosa.
It is for local National Health Service commissioners to make decisions on whether to fund new treatments, taking into account National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidance, available evidence and individual patient’s clinical circumstances.