Hospices: Finance
Commons · Question 101984 · 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, whether he has considered fully funding specialist palliative care, advice and assessment provided by hospices.
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...