Bill · started in the Commons
Terminal Illness (Provision of Palliative Care and Support for Carers) Bill
A Bill to require the provision of comprehensive palliative care to those with terminal illnesses, including adults over the age of 60; to require certain public bodies to co-operate with hospices in the provision of palliative care; to make provision for support for those caring for individuals with a terminal illness; and for connected purposes.
The story so farThe Terminal Illness (Provision of Palliative Care and Support for Carers) Bill was introduced in the House of Commons on 23 May 2018 by Bambos Charalambous (Labour). It is now at second reading in the House of Commons. Second reading is the first debate on the overall principle of the bill; if the bill clears it, detailed committee scrutiny follows.
Progress through Parliament
- 1st reading Commons 23 May 2018
- 2nd reading Commons Current
Source: the official bill page. Last updated 19 Sep 2019.