Written questions

Hospices: Children

Lords · Question HL1867 · Tabled 22 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 31 Oct 2024

Question

Asked by Baroness Goudie

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of delays experienced by children’s hospices in receiving the £25 million annual NHS England funding, which is now distributed by Integrated Care Boards, and what steps they are taking to ensu

Answer

Answered by Baroness Merron, 31 Oct 2024

While 2023/24 marked the final year of the Children’s Hospice Grant in its previous format, in 2024/25, NHS England continued to provide an additional £25 million of funding for children and young people’s hospices, maintaining the level of grant funding ...