"Health Secretary Faces Backlash Over 'Power Grab' in NHS Drug Funding Row In a move that has sparked widespread concern, Health Secretary Wes Streeting has been granted the power to override the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Nice), which sets the NHS's budget for individual medicines. The decision has been met with fierce opposition from dozens of MPs, who have signed a House of Commons motion expressing their disapproval. The move has raised eyebrows, with many questioning whether it is even lawful for Streeting to wield such authority. Critics also fear that the change could benefit big pharma companies at the expense of the NHS, sparking a heated debate over the future of healthcare funding in the UK."
Health secretary’s ‘power grab’ to override Nice comes amid growing concern move may be illegal and benefit big pharmaDozens of MPs are opposing Wes Streeting’s decision to award himself power to dictate what the NHS pays for drugs amid growing concern the move may be illegal.Thirty-one MPs have signed a House of Commons motion voicing their disapproval of the health secretary being handed the power to override the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s (Nice) judgment on how much the NHS should spend on individual medicines. Continue reading...
