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 ...