Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 88088
Hospices and Palliative Care: Finance
Tabled: 4 November 2025
Answered: 26 November 2025
Question
Dr Ellie Chowns
Green Party — North Herefordshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure a sustainable funding settlement for hospice and palliative care in (a) Herefordshire and (b) the country.
Answer
Stephen KinnockIntegrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for commissioning palliative care services to meet the reasonable needs of their population, which can include hospice services available within the ICB catchment. To support ICBs in this duty, NHS England has...
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