A Bill to require the Secretary of State to publish proposals for the funding of hospice clinical services by NHS England; to require the Secretary of State to report to Parliament on the potential merits of including pharmacy, pathology, patient community equipment, palliative consultant costs, clinical nurse specialist services, and advance care planning costs within the NHS funding framework; and for connected purposes.
House of Commons
Luke TaylorLiberal Democrat
25 February 2026
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This Bill would require the government to publish proposals on how hospice clinical services should be funded by NHS England. It also requires the Secretary of State to report to Parliament on whether certain costs—such as medicines (pharmacy), tests (pathology), patient community equipment, palliative consultant costs, clinical nurse specialists, and advance care planning—should be included within the NHS funding framework. In short, it seeks to clarify and potentially broaden NHS funding for hospice and related end‑of‑life care.
The Bill is at its 2nd reading in the House of Commons, with the stage noted as 2026-04-17. If progressed, it would move to further readings and committee scrutiny.
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The next stage for this Bill, Second reading, is scheduled to take place on Friday 17 April 2026, although the House of Commons is not expected to be sitting on that date.
This is a Private Members' Bill and was presented to Parliament on Monday 21 October 2024.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
