Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 37949

Mental Health Services: Terminal Illnesses

Tabled: 12 March 2025
Answered: 20 March 2025

Question

Jas Athwal

LabourIlford South

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of access to (a) counselling and (b) psychological support for patients who receive a diagnosis of terminal illness.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock
NHS England has published statutory guidance which outlines areas for consideration when commissioning palliative and end of life care services and, within this, there is reference to improving equity of access and reducing inequity in outcomes and experi...

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