Written questions

Palliative Care: Health Services

2026-06-04 · Department of Health and Social Care · 7025 · Official question

Mr Andrew Snowden

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the written statement Modern Service Framework (MSF) for Palliative Care and End-of-Life Care, how his Department will define and measure health inequalities in access to palliative car

Answer

The Department recognises that there is currently variation in access to, experience of, and outcomes from, palliative care across different population groups. The Modern Service Framework (MSF) for Palliative Care and End-of-Life Care will take a systema...