Select committee: Public Accounts Committee
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73rd Report - Financial sustainability of adult hospices in England
Published 18 Mar 2026
Addressed to HM Treasury
Public Accounts Committee Financial sustainability of adult hospices in England All items in this report Report on parliament.uk ↗ Inquiry on parliament.uk ↗
Conclusion (the committee's words)
NHS England told us that ICBs are required to understand the needs of their populations and their projections of future demand.30 NHS England acknowledged that it must take the lead on establishing a single commissioning approach for the provision of palliative care. To support ICBs to become better strategic commissioners, NHS England told us of a strategic commissioning development and improvement programme for ICBs that is being launched in April this year. NHS England assured us that despite ICBs reducing in size, the programme will support them to increase their capacity to understand their population data and improve outcomes for their populations.31 25 Qq 13 and 43 26 Qq 45, 76 and 78; Letter from Sue Ryder, 16 January 2026 27 Q 13 28 C&AG’s report, paras 18–19 29 Qq 32, 34-35, 42-43 and 78 30 Qq 33-34 and 57 31 Qq 34-36 12
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).