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Written question asked by Rachael Maskell (Labour) on Thursday, 30 November 2023, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 4 December 2023. It was answered by Andrew Stephenson (Conservative) on Wednesday, 6 December 2023 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.


Palliative Care

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding the Government has spent on research into improving palliative care in the last five years.

Answer

The Department invests in research on palliative and end of life care through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). Between 2017/2018 and 2022/23, the NIHR Research Programmes spent approximately £22.3 million pounds on palliative and end of life care research.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
4708
Session
2023-24
Subjects
Finance Palliative care Standards Research
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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