Hospices: Contracts
Commons · Question 84877 · Tabled 23 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 21 Nov 2025
Question
Asked by Rachel Gilmour
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that NHS contracts with hospices reflect the (a) cost of the services provided and (b) the needs of local populations.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 21 Nov 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. To support ICBs in this duty, NHS England has published statutory guidance and service spec...