Palliative Care: Eligibility
Commons · Question 27682 · Tabled 7 Sep 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 14 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Vikki Slade
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she has made an assessment of the potential merits of requiring a diagnosis of terminal illness to trigger a referral for a Specialist Palliative Care assessment from a hospital or community cen
Answer
Answered by Alison McGovern, 14 Sep 2026
We are developing a Modern Service Framework for Palliative Care and End-of-Life Care. The framework will cover both generalist and specialist palliative care. As part of developing the framework, our evidence review highlighted both identification of nee...