Written questions

Hospices

Commons · Question 52986 · 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 has made an assessment of the potential merits of implementing a national strategy for hospice care.

Answer

Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 22 May 2025

The Government is determined to shift more healthcare out of hospitals and into the community, to ensure patients and families receive personalised care in the most appropriate setting, and palliative care and end of life care services, including hospices...