Written questions

Hospices: Cornwall

Commons · Question 3643 · Tabled 30 Aug 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 16 Sep 2024

Question

Asked by Ben Maguire

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the level of funding for hospices in Cornwall.

Answer

Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 16 Sep 2024

Palliative care services are included in the list of services an integrated care board (ICB) must commission. This promotes a more consistent national approach and supporting commissioners in prioritising palliative and end of life care. To support ICBs i...