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Palliative Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to embed palliative care in neighbourhood health services.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
12 Mar 2026
Target answer date
16 Mar 2026
Answer
18 Mar 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 12 Mar 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to embed palliative care in neighbourhood health services.

  2. 16 Mar 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 18 Mar 2026

    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 care and end-of-life care. To support ICB...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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