Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 69328
Hospices: Finance
Tabled: 21 July 2025
Answered: 1 September 2025
Question
Alberto Costa
Conservative — South Leicestershire
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what funding strategies his Department is considering to ensure hospices remain (a) competitive and (b) sustainable.
Answer
Stephen KinnockPalliative care services are included in the list of services an integrated care board (ICB) must commission. To support ICBs in this duty, NHS England has published statutory guidance and service specifications. The statutory guidance states that ICBs mu...
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