Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 3874
Hospices
Tabled: 2 September 2024
Answered: 9 September 2024
Question
Chris Bloore
Labour — Redditch
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) hospices there are in the UK and (b) patients are supported by hospices on average each year.
Answer
Stephen KinnockThere are over 200 adult and 50 children’s hospices in the United Kingdom. It is estimated that those hospices support over 300,000 people each year, including people at the end of life, their families, carers, and bereaved relatives.Whilst the majority o...
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