Terminal Illnesses
Commons · Question 92733 · Tabled 19 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Question
Asked by Chris Bloore
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce emergency hospital admissions involving people who are in the last 12 months of life.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 2 Dec 2025
Early identification of someone who has palliative and end of life care needs is vital. There are tools to aid clinicians in identifying those approaching the end of life, for example the Supportive and Palliative Care Indicators Tool and the EARLY toolki...