The Palliative Care Sector

Part of 1. 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 2:03 pm on 24 October 2017.

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Photo of Carwyn Jones Carwyn Jones Labour 2:03, 24 October 2017

Well, if we look at the recent report by Hospice UK into hospice care in Wales, that is something that we welcome—what the report said. It recognises the positive steps outlined in the palliative and end-of-life care delivery plan. It does highlight the need for assurances about long-term funding. As part of the budget agreement with Plaid Cymru, we did make £1 million extra available in 2017 to further enhance end-of-life care provision. That is recurrent funding as well. But, of course, in terms of engagement with the sector, it is the care boards that provide that level of engagement, and that’s why, of course, we work with them in order to identify the resources that are needed.