A Bill to make provision for clinical commissioning groups to ensure that persons in their area have access to specialist and generalist palliative care and appropriate support services; and for connected purposes
House of Lords
9 October 2019
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The Access to Palliative Care Bill would place duties on clinical commissioning groups to ensure that people in their area can access palliative care, including both specialist services (such as hospices and specialist teams) and generalist care (like GP and district nurse services), along with the necessary support services. It is aimed at improving access, consistency and coordination of palliative care locally.
As of 14 June 2018, the bill is at the 2nd reading in the Lords and has not yet progressed to the committee stage or beyond.
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5 Jul 2017
14 Jun 2018
Second reading - the general debate on all aspects of the Bill - took place on 14 June.
Members discussed a range of issues highlighted by the bill, including:
• training for palliative care specialists
• palliative care for babies, children and for those with learning disabilities
• the responsibility of Clinical Commissioning Groups to identify, fund support and provide services to those with palliative care needs.
The 2017-2019 session of Parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
