Department of Health and Social Care written question – answered at on 7 May 2025.
Saqib Bhatti
Shadow Minister (Culture, Media and Sport)
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had discussions with the Chancellor of the exchequer on using the transformation fund announced in the Spring Statement 2025 on support for the palliative and end of life care sector.
Saqib Bhatti
Shadow Minister (Culture, Media and Sport)
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to include measures on reforming funding allocations for (a) palliative and (b) other end of life care services in the comprehensive spending review.
Stephen Kinnock
Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
We want a society where every person receives high-quality, compassionate care from diagnosis through to the end of life. The Government is determined to shift more healthcare out of hospitals and into the community, to ensure patients and their families receive personalised care in the most appropriate setting, and palliative and end of life care services will have a big role to play in that shift.
In February 2025, I met with key palliative and end of life care and hospice stakeholders, in a roundtable format, with a focus on long-term sector sustainability within the context of our 10-Year Health Plan.
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