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Palliative Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps his Department has taken to improve (a) the provision of and (b) access to palliative care.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
31 Jan 2025
Target answer date
4 Feb 2025
Answer
11 Feb 2025 · 11 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 31 Jan 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps his Department has taken to improve (a) the provision of and (b) access to palliative care.

  2. 4 Feb 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 11 Feb 2025

    Answer published

    Palliative care services are included in the list of services that integrated care boards (ICBs) must commission. This promotes a more consistent national approach and supports commissioners in prioritising palliative and end of life care. To support ICBs...

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