Andrew Murrison
Shadow Minister (Health)
To ask the Secretary of State for Health
(1) when she expects the FibroScan test for liver stiffness to be available in the NHS;
(2) what assessment has been made of (a) the efficacy and (b) the cost-effectiveness of the FibroScan test for liver stiffness.
Caroline Flint
Minister of State (Department of Health) (Public Health)
We understand that FibroScan machines are already available for national health service organisations to purchase, should they decide to do so. The NHS Health Technology Assessment Programme (www.hta.nhsweb.nhs.uk) is considering commissioning a review of research literature on the effectiveness of different methods of assessing degree of liver fibrosis.
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