Select committee: Public Accounts Committee
Conclusion 27
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)
The Department and NHS England stressed how hospices’ positioning within communities supports the development of neighbourhood health services that the NHS 10-year plan is promoting. Hospices are increasingly supporting wider community services, such as care homes and general practice.61 Hospices are leading the move to providing more palliative care in the community and in the settings where people want it.62 We heard from Baroness Finlay and Hospice UK how hospices’ independence enables them to develop and innovate models of care delivery in ways the NHS cannot do so readily.63 Hospice Collaborations
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).