Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 74480

Hospices: South Suffolk

Tabled: 2 September 2025
Answered: 12 September 2025

Question

James Cartlidge

Conservative — South Suffolk

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the £26 million NHS England Children’s Hospice Grant for meeting the costs faced by children’s hospices in South Suffolk.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock
Palliative care services are included in the list of services that integrated care boards (ICBs), including the Suffolk and North East Essex ICB, must commission. This promotes a more consistent national approach and supports commissioners in prioritising...
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