Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 83426

Palliative Care

Tabled: 20 October 2025
Answered: 27 October 2025

Question

Afzal Khan

LabourManchester Rusholme

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress his Department has made on improving (a) access to, (b) the quality of and (c) the sustainability of palliative care and end of life care for people of all ages through the 10 Year He

Answer

Stephen Kinnock
Palliative care services are included in the list of services an integrated care board (ICB) must commission. To support ICBs in this duty, NHS England has published statutory guidance and service specifications.  The statutory guidance states that ICBs m...

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