We do not collect information on national health service expenditure on palliative, and/or end-of- life care services centrally.
An additional £286 million revenue and capital funding is being made available over 2009-10 and 2010-11 to support the implementation of the End of Life Care Strategy. For 2010-11, this includes capital funding of £40 million for hospices. However, the majority of the funding is being allocated to primary care trusts (PCTs) through the 2009-10 and 2010-11 revenue allocations, so all PCTs will receive a portion of this funding.
It is for PCTs to decide their priorities for investment locally, taking into account both local priorities and the NHS operating framework.