Written questions

Palliative Care: Children

2026-07-05 · Department of Health and Social Care · 16102 · Official question

Nadia Whittome

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of geographic inequalities in access to high-quality children’s palliative care.

Answer

We recognise that there are currently inequalities in access to, and the quality of, palliative care and end-of-life care. This is one of the reasons why we are developing a Modern Service Framework (MSF) for Palliative Care and End-of-Life Care.On 4 June...