Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 37950

Palliative Care: Disadvantaged

Tabled: 12 March 2025
Answered: 20 March 2025

Question

Jas Athwal

LabourIlford South

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to tackle inequalities in access to end of life care services.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock
NHS England has published statutory guidance which outlines areas for consideration when commissioning palliative and end of life care services and, within this, there is reference to improving equity of access and reducing inequity in outcomes and experi...

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