Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 103864

Hospices: Finance

Tabled: 7 January 2026

Answered: 20 January 2026

Named Day

Question

Bell Ribeiro-Addy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of trends in the level of the utilisation of hospice beds on NHS capacity and costs; and if he will make it his policy to allocate £100 million f

Answer

Stephen Kinnock

As hospices are independent, charitable organisations, the Department and NHS England do not collect data on the level of utilisation of hospices. Whilst the majority of palliative and end of life care is provided by National Health Service staff and serv...

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