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Palliative Care: East of England

Asked by Victoria CollinsLiberal DemocratDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 21 October 2024UIN 8955

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending the Universal Care Plan for London to the East of England.

Answered by Karin Smyth

The Department is not planning to make an assessment of the potential merits of extending the Universal Care Plan, as this would be a decision for local determination by commissioners and their providers.

As we work towards a single patient record, we will be engaging with the public, professions, and stakeholders to understand what matters to them, and we will be keen to hear their experience of local or regional programmes, to join up data to support patient care.

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