Risankizumab for previously treated moderately to severely active Crohn's disease

Section 7 of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Constitution and Functions) and the Health and Social Care Information Centre (Functions) Regulations 2013 requires integrated care boards, NHS England and, with respect to their public health functions, local authorities to comply with the recommendations in this evaluation within 3 months of its date of publication or the date that the on-body device receives CE marking (if this is later). Because risankizumab has been available through the early access to medicines scheme, NHS England and integrated care boards have agreed to provide funding to implement this guidance 30 days after publication or the date that the on-body device receives CE marking (if this is later).

The Welsh ministers have issued directions to the NHS in Wales on implementing NICE technology appraisal guidance. When a NICE technology appraisal guidance recommends the use of a drug or treatment, or other technology, the NHS in Wales must usually provide funding and resources for it within 2 months of the first publication of the final draft guidance or the date that the on-body device receives CE marking (if this is later).

When NICE recommends a treatment 'as an option', the NHS must make sure it is available within the period set out in the paragraphs above. This means that, if a patient has moderately to severely active Crohn's disease and the doctor responsible for their care thinks that risankizumab is the right treatment, it should be available for use, in line with NICE's recommendations.