Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 41767

Palliative Care: Children

Tabled: 26 March 2025
Answered: 2 April 2025

Question

Paul Davies

LabourColne Valley

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to hold integrated care boards to account for meeting their statutory duty and implementing policy frameworks on children’s palliative care.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock
Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for the commissioning of palliative and end of life care services, including for children and young people, to meet the needs of their local populations. To support ICBs in this duty, NHS England has published...

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