Written question asked by Peter Gibson (Conservative) on Thursday, 9 May 2024, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 13 May 2024. It was answered by Helen Whately (Conservative) on Wednesday, 15 May 2024 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.
Palliative Care
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to collect data on people admitted to hospital for palliative care in order to understand the (a) demand and (b) needs for palliative care.
- Answer
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NHS England collects data on the number of people admitted to hospital with a palliative care diagnosis. However, this does not clearly indicate the reason for admission. The following table shows the numbers of patients identified as being admitted to hospital and having a palliative care diagnosis, for each of the past five years:
Year
Palliative care diagnosis
2018/19
94,000
2019/20
98,052
2020/21
98,736
2021/22
102,032
2022/23
102,795
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 25584
- Session
- 2023-24
- Registered interest declared
- Yes
- Subjects
- Palliative care
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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- 2024-05-15 18:21:49 +0100
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