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Palliative Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take further steps to support hospices providing palliative care services.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
22 Jul 2024
Target answer date
24 Jul 2024
Answer
30 Jul 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 22 Jul 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take further steps to support hospices providing palliative care services.

  2. 24 Jul 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 30 Jul 2024

    Answer published

    We want a society where every person receives high-quality, compassionate care, including at end of life. We understand that, financially, times are difficult for many voluntary and charitable organisations, including hospices, due to the increased cost o...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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