Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 83402

Palliative Care: Equality

Tabled: 20 October 2025
Answered: 27 October 2025

Question

Marsha De Cordova

LabourBattersea

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure the equitable provision of palliative care.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock
Palliative 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 m...

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