Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 50974

Palliative Care

Tabled: 8 May 2025
Answered: 20 May 2025

Question

Tom Morrison

Liberal DemocratCheadle

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 have palliative care needs over the next 10 years.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock
Currently, 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 ...

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