Written questions

Palliative Care: Staff

Commons · Question 102795 · Tabled 5 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 2 Feb 2026

Question

Asked by Rachael Maskell

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will develop a workforce plan for palliative care with service commissioners.

Answer

Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 2 Feb 2026

We have published our 10-Year Health Plan to deliver a National Health Service that is fit for the future, and a central part of the plan is our workforce and how we ensure we train and provide the staff, technology, and infrastructure the NHS needs to ca...