Written question asked by Lord Lansley (Conservative) on Thursday, 17 July 2008, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 21 July 2008. It was answered by Ivan Lewis (Labour) on Monday, 1 September 2008 on behalf of the Department of Health.

NHS: Finance

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what NHS (a) capital and (b) resource expenditure in (i) cash and (ii) real terms at current prices (A) on end-of-life care was in (1) 2004-05, (2) 2005-06, (3) 2006-07 and (4) 2007-08 and (B) is planned to be in (x) 2008-09 and (y) 2010-11.

Answer: We do not collect information on national health service expenditure on end of life care services centrally.To support the development of the End of Life Care Strategy, a survey was undertaken on primary care trust expenditure on specialist palliative care services. The results of this survey were published on the Department's website on 16 July.The End of Life Care Strategy published on 16 July sets out a clear direction for delivering and ensuring access to high quality, responsive services across all settings for all adult patients at the end of life irrespective of who or where they are. As set out in the strategy, we will be investing an additional £286 million in end of life services in the two years up to 2011.

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