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Palliative Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of standardising the process by which ICBs commission palliative care, in the context of administrative pressures on hospices.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
4 Mar 2025
Target answer date
6 Mar 2025
Answer
11 Mar 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 4 Mar 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of standardising the process by which ICBs commission palliative care, in the context of administrative pressures on hospices.

  2. 6 Mar 2025

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  3. 11 Mar 2025

    Answer published

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

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