Palliative Care
Commons · Question 85709 · Tabled 28 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 10 Nov 2025
Question
Asked by Martin Vickers
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to strengthen statutory guidance on the legal duty to commission palliative care services in the Health and Care Act 2022.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 10 Nov 2025
Palliative care services are included in the list of services an integrated care board (ICB) must commission. This promotes a more consistent national approach and supports commissioners in prioritising palliative care and end of life care. To support ICB...