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

[2020] Med LR Plus 35

COURT OF APPEAL (CIVIL DIVISION)

Before Lord Justice Bean, Lord Justice Males, and 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"