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Palliative Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how will GPs identify and refer patients for palliative care following the retiring of the Palliative Care Register.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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

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Recorded timeline

  1. 17 Mar 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how will GPs identify and refer patients for palliative care following the retiring of the Palliative Care Register.

  2. 23 Mar 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 23 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    In 2025/26, the Quality and Outcomes Framework incentive payment for maintaining a palliative care register was retired, meaning general practices (GPs) no longer receive a payment for this activity. However, the use of palliative care registers did not c...

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