NHS England.
oversight body for the National Health Service in England
NHS England makes Fampridine available for MS walking
England’s NHS will start prescribing fampridine, the first MS drug shown to improve walking, to about 5,000 people in the first year, offering a twice-daily pill that acts as a nerve signal booster to help patients walk faster and further. The treatment, previously unavailable on the NHS in England but funded in other parts of the UK, will involve short trials to assess benefit and determine continued use.
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About NHS England
NHS England is an executive non-departmental public body of the Department of Health and Social Care. It oversees the budget, planning, delivery and day-to-day operation of the commissioning side of the National Health Service in England as set out in the Health and Social Care Act 2012. It directly commissions NHS general practitioners, dentists, optometrists and some specialist services.
Everything about NHS England →- Country
- United Kingdom
- Headquarters
- Leeds
- Inception
- 2011
- Website
- https://www.england.nhs.uk/