Hospices and Health Care (Report on Funding) Bill

Key Points

• Requires the Secretary of State to publish proposals for funding hospice clinical services by NHS England.
• Requires the Secretary of State to report to Parliament on the merits of including certain costs in the NHS funding framework (pharmacy, pathology, patient community equipment, palliative consultant costs, clinical nurse specialist services, and advance care planning).
• Aims to explore whether additional end-of-life and hospice costs should be funded by the NHS within the funding framework.
• Originating in the Commons and sponsored by Luke Taylor (Liberal Democrat); current stage is the 2nd reading in the Commons.

Progress

The Bill is currently at the 2nd reading stage in the Commons after having its 1st reading; it has not yet moved to committee or Lords scrutiny.