Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the NHS Workforce Plan will include clinicians required for Palliative Medicine in (a) acute, (b) community and (c) hospice settings.

The 10 Year Workforce Plan will set out action to create a workforce ready to deliver the transformed service set out in the 10-Year Health Plan. This includes shifting care from hospitals to community settings. We are working through how the plan will articulate the changes for different professional groups.

The scope of the 10 Year Workforce Plan is the National Health Service workforce. However, we know that for this shift to be meaningful, multi-disciplinary working and effective integration will be vital for many services, including palliative care.