Palliative Care
Commons · Question 52143 · Tabled 13 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 19 May 2025
Question
Asked by Cat Eccles
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve palliative care.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 19 May 2025
Palliative care services are included in the list of services that integrated care boards (ICBs) must commission. This promotes a more consistent national approach and supports commissioners in prioritising palliative and end of life care. To support ICBs...