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Hospices: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 3 March 2025 to Question 31682 on Hospices: Children, what steps his Department and NHS England have taken to ensure that funding for children's hospices is received in a

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

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  1. 5 Mar 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 3 March 2025 to Question 31682 on Hospices: Children, what steps his Department and NHS England have taken to ensure that funding for children's hospices is received in a

  2. 7 Mar 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 11 Mar 2025

    Answer published

    NHS England has developed an assurance system with specific steps and deadlines to ensure the timely dissemination of the £26 million revenue funding to children and young people’s hospices for 2025/26. These steps include regular oversight sessions with ...

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