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Hospices: West Dorset

Commons · Question 52985 · Tabled 16 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 22 May 2025

Question

Asked by Edward Morello

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to support hospices to (a) recruit and (b) retain skilled staff in West Dorset constituency.

Answer

Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 22 May 2025

Most hospices are charitable, independent organisations which receive some statutory funding for providing National Health Services.  As independent organisations, charitable hospices are responsible for their own recruitment and employment terms. They ar...