Written questions

Palliative Care

Commons · Question 1862 · Tabled 15 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 19 May 2026

Question

Asked by Gregory Stafford

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that local integration care boards implement the modern service framework for palliative and end of life care.

Answer

Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 19 May 2026

The Modern Service Framework (MSF) for Palliative Care and End-of-Life Care will provide a clinically-led, evidence-based framework to support sustained improvement in patient and carer outcomes, including reducing both inequality and unwarranted variatio...