Select committee: Public Accounts Committee
Recommendation 13
73rd Report - Financial sustainability of adult hospices in England
Published 18 Mar 2026
Addressed to HM Treasury
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Recommendation (the committee's words)
The Department and NHS England told us about the ‘Modern Service Framework’ they are currently developing, which they intend will bring together disparate elements of the system and will set out what “good” commissioning for palliative and end-of-life care looks like.24 17 C&AG’s Report, para 3; Marie Curie (AHE0018) 18 AHE0004 (AHE0004); Dr Becky Ogundele , Dr Sarah Longwell, Dr Emily Holdsworth, Dr Liam Gabb, Dr Alex Oyon , Dr Anna Grundy, Dr Iain Murphy, and Dr Alice Gray (AHE0006); Sue Ryder (AHE0015) 19 Qq 10, 34 and 69 20 Lancashire South Cumbria Hospices Together, Pendleside Hospice (AHE0008); Gianina Caballero (AHE0016) 21 Qq 39-42 22 Qq 19-20 23 Qq 7 and 40 24 Qq 31, 45 and 49 11 However, they were vague on detail of the contents of the framework, and we are concerned, as is the sector, that this may prove to be another ambition that is not delivered.25
From: Public Accounts Committee, 73rd Report - Financial sustainability of adult hospices in England (HC 1236), 18 March 2026
Government response
The government responded to the whole report on 1 June 2026 (deadline 18 May 2026).