Hospices: Health Services and Social Services
Commons · Question 26009 · Tabled 23 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 29 Jan 2025
Question
Asked by Wendy Morton
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the (a) financial and (b) social impact of hospices on the (i) health and (ii) social care sectors.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 29 Jan 2025
Whilst the majority of palliative and end of life care is provided by National Health Service staff and services, we recognise the vital part that voluntary sector organisations, including hospices, also play in providing support to people at the end of l...