Palliative Care: Children
Commons · Question 19946 · Tabled 28 Aug 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 14 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Bob Blackman
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how children’s hospices are being supported to deliver the shift from hospital to community care.
Answer
Answered by Alison McGovern, 14 Sep 2026
We recognise the challenging financial situation facing many hospices due to a range of cost pressures, and we understand that some children and young people’s hospices are having to make difficult decisions about services.However, to support the sector, ...