Palliative Care
Commons · Question 46406 · Tabled 17 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Question
Asked by Clive Jones
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of changes in the number of people with palliative care needs over the next 10 years.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 29 Apr 2025
We are aware that the Office for National Statistics has projected that, by 2040, approximately 800,000 people a year will die in the United Kingdom. Additionally, current trends point to a growing proportion of people dying from chronic disease, particul...