Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 116298

Palliative Care: Drugs

Tabled: 26 February 2026

Answered: 5 March 2026

Question

Mr Lee Dillon

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve out-of-hours access to medicines for people at the end of life.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock

The Government is committed to ensuring that people at the end of life can access the medicines they need, including outside of normal pharmacy opening hours.Palliative care services are included in the list of services an integrated care board (ICB) must...

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