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To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his response to the Report of the Health Select Committee on Palliative Care, if he will implement a strategy to test the cost-benefits arising from a shift towards more patients dying in their homes as recommended by the Committee. -...

Asked by

Tony Wright (Labour)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

17 November 2004

Reference

195289; 426 c1690W;426 c1693W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his policy is on the practice of allowing terminally ill cancer patients to choose to die at home; what resources he is making available to treat terminally ill cancer patients who wish to die at home; what improvements he is making...

Asked by

Laurence Robertson (Conservative)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

4 October 2004

Reference

424 c1965W;424 c1963W; 188962;188963;188964

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has for progressing the partnership between his Department, Marie Curie Cancer Care and other voluntary organisations in the field of palliative care with particular reference to (a) improving services for people who choose to die at home and (b)...

Asked by

John Baron (Conservative)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

14 May 2004

For answer on

25 May 2004

Answered on

25 May 2004

Mr. Baron: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what plans he has for progressing the partnership between his Department, Marie Curie Cancer Care and other voluntary organisations in the field of palliative care with particular reference to (a) improving services for people who choose to die at home and (b) increasing the number of people who are able to die at home; [174395] (2) what action he is taking to increase the number of terminally ill patients who are able to exercise their choice to die at home; [174396] (3) what further plans he has for supporting choice in palliative care for cancer patients to meet the commitment given in the recent document, Building the Best: Choice, Responsiveness and Equity in the NHS; [174397] (4) what assessment he has made of the potential savings to the NHS if more terminally ill people were given the choice of dying at home. [174621] Miss Melanie Johnson: [holding answer 20 May 2004]: Building on the Best commits the Department to improve care for people coming to the end of their lives by taking forward training programmes to ensure that all patients, regardless of their diagnosis, will have access to high quality palliative care. An additional total of £12 million investment over three years was announced by the Secretary of State on 26 December 2003. This additional money will widen the pool of staff who are trained in meeting the needs of people nearing the end of their lives. As a result more patients will be offered appropriate support in the setting of their choice. The cancer services collaborative is currently working in partnership with Macmillan Cancer Relief, Marie Curie Cancer Care and Lancashire and South Cumbria Cancer Network to support the implementation of specific end of life care tools. These tools, recommended in the National Institute for Clinical Excellence guidance on supportive and palliative care for adults with cancer as examples of good practice, will be adapted to meet the needs of other patient groups. Over time this investment will result in greater choice for patients in where they wish to live and die and a decrease in the numbers of older people transferred from care homes to a district general hospital in the last week of life and emergency admissions of patients who expressly wish to die at home or care home. We are also currently identifying pilots to develop an integrated cancer care model for cancer patients shaped by users and involving health and social services and the voluntary sector. These pilots will specifically address issues about caring for patients at home and the possible reduction of costs of hospital services.

Date

25 May 2004

Reference

421 c1606W; 174395;174396;174397;174621

House

House of Commons

Lords debate on motion to call attention to the arrangements for cancer registration in England and their role in support of the National Health Service Cancer Plan

Lords debate on motion to call attention to the arrangements for cancer registration in England and their role in support of the National Health Service Cancer Plan. Motion withdrawn.

Lead member

Baroness Finlay of Llandaff

Answering member

Lord Clement-Jones

Department

Department of Health

Type

Parliamentary proceedings

Date

7 January 2004

Reference

656 c180-211

House

House of Lords

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