questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Written Statement of 4 June 2026 on the Modern Service Framework for Palliative Care and End-of-Life Care: interim update, a) what his planned timetable is for transition to contractual arrangements, and b) what steps his Department will take to support systems to manage this change.
answerText: NHS England has published statutory guidance and service specifications to support integrated care boards (ICBs) in commissioning palliative care and end-of-life care services to meet the needs of their local populations. We will be refreshing the statuto...
heading: Hospices: Finance