Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 35460
Palliative Care
Tabled: 4 March 2025
Answered: 11 March 2025
Question
Dave Robertson
Labour — Lichfield
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of standardising the process by which ICBs commission palliative care, in the context of administrative pressures on hospices.
Answer
Stephen KinnockPalliative care services are included in the list of services an integrated care board (ICB) must commission. This promotes a more consistent national approach and supports commissioners in prioritising palliative and end of life care. To support ICBs in ...
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