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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2024-02-29more like thismore than 2024-02-29
answering body
Department of Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept sort name Health and Social Care more like this
hansard heading Hospices: Finance more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
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pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of standardising funding for hospices. more like this
tabling member constituency Totnes more like this
tabling member printed
Anthony Mangnall more like this
uin 16418 more like this
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answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2024-03-07more like thismore than 2024-03-07
answer text <p>While the majority of palliative and end of life care is provided by National Health Service staff and services, we also recognise the vital part that voluntary sector organisations, including hospices, play in providing support to people at the end of life, and their loved ones. Most hospices are charitable, independent organisations which receive some statutory funding for providing NHS services. The amount of funding hospices receive is dependent on many factors, including what other statutory services are available within the integrated care board footprint.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent more like this
answering member printed Helen Whately more like this
question first answered
less than 2024-03-07T16:58:11.613Zmore like thismore than 2024-03-07T16:58:11.613Z
answering member
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label Biography information for Helen Whately more like this
tabling member
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label Biography information for Anthony Mangnall more like this