PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Health Services: Weather (18 January 2018)

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had discussions with (a) hospice directors and (b) commissioning bodies on the use and capacity of hospices as part of the NHS Winter Resilience Plan.

Asked by:
Mr James Frith (Labour)

In July 2017, every local area was asked to develop plans to meet winter pressures. This included working with all local partners to consider issues such as demand and capacity, effective discharge and planning for peaks in demand. This local planning may have included consideration on the use and capacity of hospices depending on local circumstances.

Answered by:
Steve Barclay (Conservative)
23 January 2018