Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 85658

Palliative Care: Equality

Tabled: 27 October 2025
Answered: 4 November 2025

Question

Cameron Thomas

IndependentTewkesbury

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he is taking steps to ensure accountability for 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 mu...

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