Written questions

Hospices: Staff

Commons · Question 82774 · Tabled 16 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 27 Oct 2025

Question

Asked by Andrew Snowden

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the (a) adequacy of staffing levels and (b) potential impact of workforce levels on service delivery in hospices.

Answer

Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 27 Oct 2025

Whilst the majority of palliative care and end of life care is provided by National Health Service staff and services, we recognise the vital part that voluntary sector organisations, including hospices, also play in providing support to people at the end...