Palliative Care: Hospitals
Commons · Question 110937 · Tabled 4 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 10 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by Lisa Smart
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the number of complaints received by NHS Trusts relating to end of life care priorities in hospitals; and what assessment he has made of the adequacy of (a)
Answer
Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 10 Feb 2026
The Department does not hold central estimates of the number of complaints National Health Service trusts receive specifically relating to end‑of‑life care priorities in hospitals. Complaints are managed locally by NHS organisations in line with the Local...