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Latest news on the Access to Palliative Care Bill [HL] 2017-19

Second reading - the general debate on all aspects of the Bill - took place on 14 June.

Members discussed a range of issues highlighted by the bill, including:

• training for palliative care specialists

• palliative care for babies, children and for those with learning disabilities

• the responsibility of Clinical Commissioning Groups to identify, fund support and provide services to those with palliative care needs.



The 2017-2019 session of Parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.

Summary of the Access to Palliative Care Bill [HL] 2017-19

A Bill to make provision for clinical commissioning groups to ensure that persons in their area have access to specialist and generalist palliative care and appropriate support services; and for connected purposes