§ Helen JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps he is taking to improve out-of-hours home care for patients who are terminally ill. [34073]
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§ Yvette Cooper[holding answer 7 February 2002]: A supportive and palliative care strategy is being developed under the NHS Cancer Plan to ensure best treatment and care from when cancer is first suspected through to death and bereavement. Part of this strategy includes a review of out-of-hours palliative care services working with other key organisations such as Macmillan Cancer Relief.