To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he has taken to ensure that non-pharmacological treatments are subject to the same level of scrutiny as medicinal treatments.
Answered on
26 June 2014
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) produces evidence-based guidance and advice for health, public health and social care practitioners on both pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments. All work undertaken by NICE is subject to the same high level of scrutiny consideration.
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Department of Health and Social Care