Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 83401

Palliative Care: Finance

Tabled: 20 October 2025
Answered: 27 October 2025

Question

Marsha De Cordova

LabourBattersea

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of providing full funding for specialist palliative (a) care, (b) advice and (c) assessment provided by hospices.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock
Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for the commissioning of palliative care and end of life care services, to meet the needs of their local populations. To support ICBs in this duty, NHS England has published statutory guidance and service spec...

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