Hospices: Equality
Commons · Question 82772 · Tabled 16 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 28 Oct 2025
Question
Asked by Andrew Snowden
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure equitable regional access to hospice care.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 28 Oct 2025
Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for the commissioning of palliative care and end of life care services, to meet the needs of their local populations. Whilst the majority of palliative care and end of life care is provided by National Health ...