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Hospitals: Deaths

Commons · Question 92734 · 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 the number of deaths in hospital.

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...