Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 94381
Palliative Care
Tabled: 25 November 2025
Answered: 2 December 2025
Question
Pippa Heylings
Liberal Democrat — South Cambridgeshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the early identification of palliative care needs.
Answer
Stephen KinnockEarly identification of someone who has palliative and end of life care needs is vital. There are tools to aid clinicians in identifying those approaching the end of life, for example the Supportive and Palliative Care Indicators Tool and the EARLY toolki...
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