Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 85658
Palliative Care: Equality
Tabled: 27 October 2025
Answered: 4 November 2025
Question
Cameron Thomas
Independent — Tewkesbury
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 KinnockPalliative 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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