Mental Health Services: Terminal Illnesses
Commons · Question 37949 · Tabled 12 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 20 Mar 2025
Question
Asked by Jas Athwal
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of access to (a) counselling and (b) psychological support for patients who receive a diagnosis of terminal illness.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 20 Mar 2025
NHS England has published statutory guidance which outlines areas for consideration when commissioning palliative and end of life care services and, within this, there is reference to improving equity of access and reducing inequity in outcomes and experi...