Health written question – answered at on 14 July 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health
(1) whether he plans to include day care services provided by hospices in the proposed per-patient funding system;
(2) whether funding under the proposed per-patient funding system will be determined on a local or on a national basis.
There will be a new review into the funding of palliative care, to be chaired by Tom Hughes-Hallett, Chief Executive of Marie Curie Cancer Care. This will look to ensure that money intended to help support those adults and children in need of palliative care is spent in the right way.
The review will make recommendations for a funding system that will cover care provided in all settings by hospices, the NHS or any other appropriate providers. It is due to report during the summer 2011.
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No0 people think not
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