Palliative Care: Equality
Commons · Question 101983 · Tabled 2 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 13 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by Blake Stephenson
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure national accountability for equitable provision of palliative care across England.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 13 Jan 2026
Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for commissioning palliative care services to meet the reasonable needs of their population, which can include hospice services available within the ICB catchment. To support ICBs in this duty, NHS England has...