The government is being urged to put social care at the heart of its review of funding for palliative care.
As part of the Department of Health-led review of services for adults and children, charities Children's Hospices UK and Act want the Department for Education to be closely involved to ensure the social care needs of children and families are met.
According to the groups, 23,500 children and young people in the UK will die before they reach adulthood and will therefore require palliative care.
Lizzie Chambers, chief executive of Act, said: "As good children's palliative care depends on joined-up health and social care, it is essential that the review encompasses social care funding. Act and Children's Hospices UK have urged the Department for Education to engage actively with the review."
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