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1654560

registered interest
date	19/07/2023
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Palliative Care: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to publish the contribution made by each integrated care board to (1) hospices, and (2) other end of life services, for the 2023/24 financial year; and what proportion of the total funding raised by hospices each such contribution represents.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL9505
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/07/2023 answer text <p>NHS England is responsible for determining allocations of individual resources to integrated care boards (ICBs), which are responsible for commissioning palliative and end of life care in response to the needs of their local population.</p><p>NHS England has no plans to publish the contribution made by each ICB to hospices or other end of life services, nor the proportion of total funding raised by hospices each contribution represents. ICB annual reports and accounts are published by each individual ICB and are available to the public via their websites.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham question first answered 31/07/2023 12:33:47 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

1608135

registered interest
date	28/03/2023
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Palliative Care: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of ring-fencing funding for palliative care on the uniform provision of palliative care across the country.
tabling member constituency	Darlington
tabling member printed	Peter Gibson
uin	175668
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2023 answer text <p>No assessment has been made. While the National Health Service has always been required to commission appropriate palliative and end of life care services to meet the reasonable needs of the population, as part of the Health and Care Act 2022, the Government added palliative care services to the list of services an integrated care board must commission, to clarify this responsibility.</p><p>NHS England has actively increased its support to local commissioners to improve the accessibility, quality and sustainability of palliative and end of life care for all. This has included the publication of statutory guidance and service specifications, with further resources available on the FutureNHS Collaboration Platform. The statutory guidance and service specifications can be found at the following links:</p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/palliative-and-end-of-life-care-statutory-guidance-for-integrated-care-boards-icbs/" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/palliative-and-end-of-life-care-statutory-guidance-for-integrated-care-boards-icbs/</a></p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/service-specifications-for-palliative-and-end-of-life-care-children-and-young-people-cyp/" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/service-specifications-for-palliative-and-end-of-life-care-children-and-young-people-cyp/</a></p><p>In addition, NHS England has funded the establishment of a palliative and end of life care Strategic Clinical Network in every NHS England region, which work closely with local commissioners regarding the development of accessible, high quality and sustainable services.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately grouped question UIN 175663 175664 175665 question first answered 04/04/2023 15:17:20 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4754 label Biography information for Peter Gibson

1362601

registered interest
date	22/10/2021
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Palliative Care: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate he has made of the amount of available funding for palliative care.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	61162
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2021 answer text <p>Information on the funding for palliative care these services is not held centrally as clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) are responsible for the planning and commissioning of high-quality, cost-effective services that meet the needs of their local population. Any assessment regarding the adequacy and availability of services, including palliative care beds and hospice at home services would therefore be made locally.</p><p>The Department, NHS England and NHS Improvement regularly engage with the whole sector to understand the issues they face and upcoming needs and challenges. In 2020/21 in total an additional £257 million has been allocated to hospices in England as part of the COVID-19 response.</p><p>To support local commissioners, NHS England and NHS Improvement have developed seven palliative and end of life care strategic clinical networks, working with integrated care systems. This includes the development of service specifications and an investment framework.</p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan grouped question UIN 61161 61163 61165 61166 question first answered 28/10/2021 14:17:25 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1362604

registered interest
date	22/10/2021
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Palliative Care: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of funding allocated to palliative care is provided by (a) the public purse and (b) charitable donations.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	61163
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2021 answer text <p>Information on the funding for palliative care these services is not held centrally as clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) are responsible for the planning and commissioning of high-quality, cost-effective services that meet the needs of their local population. Any assessment regarding the adequacy and availability of services, including palliative care beds and hospice at home services would therefore be made locally.</p><p>The Department, NHS England and NHS Improvement regularly engage with the whole sector to understand the issues they face and upcoming needs and challenges. In 2020/21 in total an additional £257 million has been allocated to hospices in England as part of the COVID-19 response.</p><p>To support local commissioners, NHS England and NHS Improvement have developed seven palliative and end of life care strategic clinical networks, working with integrated care systems. This includes the development of service specifications and an investment framework.</p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan grouped question UIN 61161 61162 61165 61166 question first answered 28/10/2021 14:17:25 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1308457

registered interest
date	13/04/2021
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Palliative Care: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of statutory funding for palliative care services provided by independent hospices.
tabling member constituency	Worsley and Eccles South
tabling member printed	Barbara Keeley
uin	180456
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>The Government recognises the importance of palliative and end of life care services, including hospices. The hospice sector has played a vital role in the national response to the COVID-19 pandemic which is reflected by the provision of up to £280 million of additional funding from March 2020 to March 2021.</p><p>The Department and NHS England and NHS Improvement proactively engage with the whole sector on an ongoing basis to understand the issues they face and their views of upcoming needs and challenges. Most hospices are independent, charitable organisations that receive some statutory funding, mainly from clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) for providing local services. CCGs are responsible for the planning and commissioning of high-quality, cost-effective services that meet the needs of their local population.</p><p>NHS England and NHS Improvement have developed Palliative and End of Life Care Strategic Clinical Networks, working closely with local commissioners, to develop and implement sustainable commissioning models for palliative and end of life care including hospice services that respond to the needs of their local population. This work includes the development of service specifications and an investment framework.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately grouped question UIN 179430 179431 179432 179433 180457 180458 180459 question first answered 29/04/2021 09:36:10 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 97393 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	1588 label Biography information for Barbara Keeley

1308458

registered interest
date	13/04/2021
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Palliative Care: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the value to the public purse of palliative care services provided by independent hospices.
tabling member constituency	Worsley and Eccles South
tabling member printed	Barbara Keeley
uin	180457
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>The Government recognises the importance of palliative and end of life care services, including hospices. The hospice sector has played a vital role in the national response to the COVID-19 pandemic which is reflected by the provision of up to £280 million of additional funding from March 2020 to March 2021.</p><p>The Department and NHS England and NHS Improvement proactively engage with the whole sector on an ongoing basis to understand the issues they face and their views of upcoming needs and challenges. Most hospices are independent, charitable organisations that receive some statutory funding, mainly from clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) for providing local services. CCGs are responsible for the planning and commissioning of high-quality, cost-effective services that meet the needs of their local population.</p><p>NHS England and NHS Improvement have developed Palliative and End of Life Care Strategic Clinical Networks, working closely with local commissioners, to develop and implement sustainable commissioning models for palliative and end of life care including hospice services that respond to the needs of their local population. This work includes the development of service specifications and an investment framework.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately grouped question UIN 179430 179431 179432 179433 180456 180458 180459 question first answered 29/04/2021 09:36:10 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 97394 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	1588 label Biography information for Barbara Keeley

1308459

registered interest
date	13/04/2021
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Palliative Care: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the level of statutory funding that is required for palliative care services provided by independent hospices to continue to provide care in the medium term.
tabling member constituency	Worsley and Eccles South
tabling member printed	Barbara Keeley
uin	180458
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>The Government recognises the importance of palliative and end of life care services, including hospices. The hospice sector has played a vital role in the national response to the COVID-19 pandemic which is reflected by the provision of up to £280 million of additional funding from March 2020 to March 2021.</p><p>The Department and NHS England and NHS Improvement proactively engage with the whole sector on an ongoing basis to understand the issues they face and their views of upcoming needs and challenges. Most hospices are independent, charitable organisations that receive some statutory funding, mainly from clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) for providing local services. CCGs are responsible for the planning and commissioning of high-quality, cost-effective services that meet the needs of their local population.</p><p>NHS England and NHS Improvement have developed Palliative and End of Life Care Strategic Clinical Networks, working closely with local commissioners, to develop and implement sustainable commissioning models for palliative and end of life care including hospice services that respond to the needs of their local population. This work includes the development of service specifications and an investment framework.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately grouped question UIN 179430 179431 179432 179433 180456 180457 180459 question first answered 29/04/2021 09:36:10 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 97395 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	1588 label Biography information for Barbara Keeley

1308460

registered interest
date	13/04/2021
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Palliative Care: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to take steps to increase the proportion of statutory funding that is allocated to palliative care services provided by independent hospices.
tabling member constituency	Worsley and Eccles South
tabling member printed	Barbara Keeley
uin	180459
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>The Government recognises the importance of palliative and end of life care services, including hospices. The hospice sector has played a vital role in the national response to the COVID-19 pandemic which is reflected by the provision of up to £280 million of additional funding from March 2020 to March 2021.</p><p>The Department and NHS England and NHS Improvement proactively engage with the whole sector on an ongoing basis to understand the issues they face and their views of upcoming needs and challenges. Most hospices are independent, charitable organisations that receive some statutory funding, mainly from clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) for providing local services. CCGs are responsible for the planning and commissioning of high-quality, cost-effective services that meet the needs of their local population.</p><p>NHS England and NHS Improvement have developed Palliative and End of Life Care Strategic Clinical Networks, working closely with local commissioners, to develop and implement sustainable commissioning models for palliative and end of life care including hospice services that respond to the needs of their local population. This work includes the development of service specifications and an investment framework.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately grouped question UIN 179430 179431 179432 179433 180456 180457 180458 question first answered 29/04/2021 09:36:10 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 97396 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	1588 label Biography information for Barbara Keeley

1303131

registered interest
date	16/03/2021
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Palliative Care: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether funding for palliative care services will meet predicted future demand.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
uin	HL14278
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before prorogation. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 29/04/2021 12:40:28 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

1303133

registered interest
date	16/03/2021
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Palliative Care: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the finding in the report by Sue Ryder Modelling demand and costs for palliative care services in England, published on 1 February, that independent hospice services may be withdrawn unless statutory funding of services increases from 37 per cent to 70 per cent.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
uin	HL14280
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before prorogation. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 29/04/2021 12:40:34 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham