Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 49295
Palliative Care
Tabled: 29 April 2025
Answered: 7 May 2025
Question
Terry Jermy
Labour — South West Norfolk
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of trends in the level of people requiring 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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