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Palliative Care: Disadvantaged

Commons · Question 9727 · Tabled 17 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 24 Oct 2024

Question

Asked by Rachael Maskell

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to tackle inequalities in access to end of life care services.

Answer

Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 24 Oct 2024

The Government is determined to shift more healthcare out of hospitals and into the community, to ensure that patients and their families receive personalised care in the most appropriate setting, and palliative and end of life care services will have a b...