Palliative Care: Access
Commons · Question 83197 · Tabled 17 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Question
Asked by Paul Davies
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure equality of access to palliative care across England.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 27 Oct 2025
Palliative care services are included in the list of services an integrated care board (ICB) must commission. To support ICBs in this duty, NHS England has published statutory guidance and service specifications. The statutory guidance states that ICBs m...