Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 46406

Palliative Care

Tabled: 17 April 2025
Answered: 29 April 2025

Question

Clive Jones

Liberal DemocratWokingham

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of changes in the number of people with palliative care needs over the next 10 years.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock
We are aware that the Office for National Statistics has projected that, by 2040, approximately 800,000 people a year will die in the United Kingdom. Additionally, current trends point to a growing proportion of people dying from chronic disease, particul...

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