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Palliative Care: Standards

Commons · Question 9730 · Tabled 17 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 25 Oct 2024

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Asked by Rachael Maskell

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will (a) make an assessment of the adequacy of access to (i) counselling and (ii) psychological support for patients who receive a diagnosis of terminal illness and (b) take steps to ensure t

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Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 25 Oct 2024

We want a society where every person receives high-quality, compassionate care from diagnosis through to the end of life, including counselling and psychological support if they need it.NHS Talking Therapies Long Term Conditions services provide evidence-...