1 July 2025 - The new approach will ensure that high impact devices, diagnostics and digital tools recommended by NICE, that meet the most urgent needs, are nationally reimbursed and made available across the NHS - just like medicines.

We have long advocated for the expansion of our medicines evaluation programme to cover devices, diagnostics and digital products so we are delighted this has been included in the 10 year health plan. It means these select life-changing technologies will now attract the same funding guarantees as medicines so patients will be able to access them faster and more fairly than ever before.

Read NICE press release