R (COTTER) (A CHILD BY HER MOTHER AND LITIGATION FRIEND, NATASHA COTTER) v THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH AND CARE EXCELLENCE, (THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE, INTERESTED PARTY)

[2020] Med LR 572

COURT OF APPEAL(CIVIL DIVISION)

Before Lord Justice Bean,Lord Justice Males,Lord Justice Phillips

Appraisal of “health technologies” by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) – Whether drug satisfied criteria for Highly Specialised Technology procedure – Meaning of “highly specialised service” – Whether target patient group was “distinct for clinical reasons”.