Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 46868
Palliative Care
Tabled: 22 April 2025
Answered: 29 April 2025
Question
Saqib Bhatti
Conservative — Meriden and Solihull East
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the increase in the number of people that will need palliative care over the next 10 years.
Answer
Stephen KinnockCurrently, approximately 600,000 people die per year in the United Kingdom. It is estimated that up to 90% of deaths could benefit from palliative and end of life care.The Office for National Statistics has projected that, by 2040, approximately 800,000 p...
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