Written questions

Palliative Care: Finance

Commons · Question 51048 · Tabled 8 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 15 May 2025

Question

Asked by Neil Shastri-Hurst

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of changes to hospice funding on the sustainability of end-of-life care services.

Answer

Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 15 May 2025

Palliative care services are included in the list of services an integrated care board (ICB) must commission. This promotes a more consistent national approach and supports commissioners in prioritising palliative and end of life care. To support ICBs in ...