Asked by: Lennon, Monica (Scottish Labour - Central Scotland)
Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what action it is taking to increase capacity in hospices.
Answered by Minto, Jenni - Minister for Public Health and Women's Health
It is for Integration Joint Boards to govern, plan and resource adult palliative care in their areas, including independent hospice care, using the integrated budget under their control.
The Scottish Government is not taking action to increase capacity in hospices. We are gathering data on current and projected needs for palliative care over the next two decades, to inform the development of the new national strategy for palliative care in Scotland. The strategy will address a range of models to meet those needs and provide palliative care and care around death in a range of settings, including specialist inpatient and outpatient units, hospices, hospitals, community hospitals, care homes and peoples’ own homes.
Asked by: Rachael Maskell (Labour (Co-op) - York Central)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department is taking steps to help support integrated care boards to develop palliative care strategies for (a) hospices, (b) care homes, (c) hospitals and (d) within the community in their areas.
Answered by Helen Whately - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
While the National Health Service has always been required to commission appropriate palliative and end of life care services to meet the reasonable needs of their population, in 2022 palliative care services were added to the list of services an integrated care board (ICB) must commission, promoting a more consistent national approach and supporting commissioners in prioritising palliative and end of life care in all settings. To support ICBs in this duty, NHS England has published statutory guidance and service specifications.
From April 2024, NHS England will include palliative and end of life care in the list of topics for its regular performance discussions between national and regional leads. Additionally, NHS England has commissioned the development of a palliative and end of life care dashboard, which brings together relevant local data in one place. The dashboard helps commissioners understand the palliative and end of life care needs of those in their local population, enabling ICBs to put plans in place to address and track the improvement of health inequalities.
Mentions:
1: Ewing, Annabelle (SNP - Cowdenbeath) and end of life care, demand for palliative care will increase as Scotland’s ageing population means - Speech Link
2: Sweeney, Paul (Lab - Glasgow) and palliative care for adults. - Speech Link
3: Grant, Rhoda (Lab - Highlands and Islands) We all need the right to palliative care. - Speech Link
Jan. 31 2012
Source Page: End of Life Care Strategy: Third Annual Report. 82 p.Found: End of Life Care Strategy: Third Annual Report. 82 p.
Mentions:
1: Webber, Sue (Con - Lothian) Early Marie Curie homes were housed in converted buildings that were not ideal for the type of care that - Speech Link
2: Baillie, Jackie (Lab - Dumbarton) will be in care homes and hospices. - Speech Link
3: Macpherson, Ben (SNP - Edinburgh Northern and Leith) care and making the case for palliative care. - Speech Link
Asked by: Rachael Maskell (Labour (Co-op) - York Central)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of NHS staffing levels for the delivery of palliative care services in (a) hospitals, (b) hospices and (c) homes in the community.
Answered by Helen Whately - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
The Government recognises that access to high-quality, palliative and end of life care can make all the difference to individuals and their loved ones. As set out on the Health and Care Act 2022, integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for commissioning palliative and end of life services that meet the needs of their population. In July 2022, NHS England published statutory guidance for commissioners on palliative and end of life care, which sets out the considerations for ICBs to meet their legal duties.
In 2023, NHS England published the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan (LTWP). The LTWP sets out the steps the NHS and its partners need to take to deliver an NHS workforce that meets the changing needs of the population over the next 15 years. It will put the workforce on a sustainable footing for the long term. The LTWP aims to grow the number and proportion of NHS staff working in mental health, primary and community care to enable the service ambition to deliver more preventative and proactive care across the NHS. The LTWP sets out an ambition to grow these roles 73% by 2036/37, including plans to increase the community workforce specifically by 3.9% each year.
Most hospices are independent, charitable organisations, and are, therefore, responsible for determining their own staffing levels. While the LTWP did not explicitly model demand for health professionals from non-NHS settings, it does assume that the expansion of domestic education and training and improved retention would have a positive impact on healthcare numbers working elsewhere in the health and care system.
Jul. 16 2008
Source Page: End of life care strategy: promoting high quality care for all adults at the end of life. 174 p.Found: End of life care strategy: promoting high quality care for all adults at the end of life. 174 p.
Mentions:
1: Ewing, Annabelle (SNP - Cowdenbeath) the care that they deliver, which reaches out into communities and people’s homes, through services - Speech Link
2: Webber, Sue (Con - Lothian) Hospices provide vital support to general practitioners, district nurses, care homes, hospital teams - Speech Link
3: McCall, Roz (Con - Mid Scotland and Fife) , care homes and hospices.We know that people in the final year of their lives are significant users - Speech Link
Dec. 18 2007
Source Page: Operating framework 2007/08: PCT baseline review of services for end of life care. 16 p.Found: Operating framework 2007/08: PCT baseline review of services for end of life care. 16 p.
Mentions:
1: Sally-Ann Hart (Con - Hastings and Rye) the legal right to palliative care for all ages. - Speech Link
2: Damien Moore (Con - Southport) boards to commission palliative care services. - Speech Link
3: Richard Drax (Con - South Dorset) boards to commission palliative care services. - Speech Link
4: Rachael Maskell (LAB - York Central) A district nurse may not be able to push palliative care to the extent that a palliative care specialist - Speech Link
5: Peter Aldous (Con - Waveney) both in people’s homes and in care homes.Building on the work of these local people and organisations - Speech Link
6: Patrick Grady (SNP - Glasgow North) That means an ever-greater need for palliative care. - Speech Link