Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 85710
Palliative Care
Tabled: 28 October 2025
Answered: 12 November 2025
Question
Martin Vickers
Conservative — Brigg and Immingham
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress his Department has made on improving the (a) access, (b) quality and (c) sustainability of palliative and end of life care.
Answer
Stephen KinnockPalliative 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, ...
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