Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 77876
Hospices: Equality
Tabled: 16 September 2025
Answered: 16 October 2025
Question
Uma Kumaran
Labour — Stratford and Bow
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the implementation of the 10 Year Health Plan will help tackle inequalities in the commissioning of hospice services.
Answer
Stephen KinnockWe know that there are inequalities in access to palliative care and end of life care and we are looking at how best to reduce these. The Department and NHS England are currently looking at how to improve the access, quality, and sustainability of all-age...
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