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Hospices

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) hospices there are in the UK and (b) patients are supported by hospices on average each year.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
2 Sept 2024
Target answer date
4 Sept 2024
Answer
9 Sept 2024 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 2 Sept 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) hospices there are in the UK and (b) patients are supported by hospices on average each year.

  2. 4 Sept 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 9 Sept 2024

    Answer published

    There are over 200 adult and 50 children’s hospices in the United Kingdom. It is estimated that those hospices support over 300,000 people each year, including people at the end of life, their families, carers, and bereaved relatives.Whilst the majority o...

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