Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 5 December 2018 to Question 197449 on Palliative Care: Children and Young People, whether Health Education England is taking steps to develop staff to fulfil the end of life choice commitment for children as set out in its mandate from the Government; and if he will make a statement.

The Government’s mandates to Health Education England (HEE) since 2014/15 contained an overall goal by 2020 of ensuring all staff delivering end of life care are appropriately trained, especially in the five priorities for care of the dying person and the Ambitions Framework. Working in partnership with stakeholders across the system, HEE has delivered the following:

- publication of End of Life Care Core Skills Education and Training Framework;

- collaboration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council, General Medical Council and Health and Care Professions Council to influence curricula on end of life care;

- over 160 highly interactive e-learning materials for end of life care; and

- work with Community Education Partnership Networks to support inclusion of asset based work in local End of Life Care plans - recognising the value of individuals and communities in supporting individuals in end of life care - and published a ‘How to’ guide on asset based approaches.