Hospices: Finance
Commons · Question 111359 · Tabled 5 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 12 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by Anna Dixon
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of funding the full cost of specialist palliative care delivered by hospices.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 12 Feb 2026
Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for commissioning core and specialist 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 d...