Written questions

Hospices: Rural Areas

Commons · Question 14562 · Tabled 15 Nov 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 22 Nov 2024

Question

Asked by Edward Morello

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to provide additional funding for hospices in (a) West Dorset constituency and (b) other rural areas.

Answer

Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 22 Nov 2024

Most hospices are charitable, independent organisations which receive some statutory funding for providing services within the National Health Service. The amount of funding each charitable hospice receives varies both within and between integrated care b...