Oral Question·Department of Health and Social Care
“What recent progress he has made on reducing the number of patients waiting more than 18 months for elective care.”
Tabled: 5 July 2023Answered: 11 July 2023
Asked by
Mr Gagan Mohindra
Conservative — South West Hertfordshire
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
Answer from Hansard
The Minister for Care (Stephen Kinnock)
Children’s hospices provide crucial support, but for too long they have faced the cliff edge of annual funding cycles. I am really proud that we have provided certainty with a three-year funding settlement of £80 million, giving children’s hospices the stability and predictability they need to plan properly and focus on caring for seriously ill children and their families and loved ones. I am sure that the hon. Member will join me in welcoming the certainty that we have delivered for the sector.