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Lord Kamall's amendment, Clause 16

Health and Care Act 2022

Report stage

Amendment number: 16

Lead member

Lord Kamall
Conservative, Life peer
Lords

Decision

Agreed
This amendment was agreed to. Where a member has given notice of their intention to oppose a Clause/Schedule standing part of a Bill, 'agreed' indicates that the Clause/Schedule was removed from the Bill.

Amendment text

Clause 16, page 13, line 42

at end insert—
“(ga) such other services or facilities for palliative care as the board considers are appropriate as part of the health service,”

Member’s explanatory statement

This amendment would specifically require integrated care boards to commission such services or facilities for palliative care (including specialist palliative care) as they consider appropriate for meeting the reasonable requirements of the people for whom they have responsibility.