Care Homes
Commons · Question 52103 · Tabled 13 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 22 May 2025
Question
Asked by Maya Ellis
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the Care Quality Commission on whether the increase in the level of NHS-funded nursing care has increased the quality of care provided in care homes.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 22 May 2025
There have been no discussions between the department and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) on NHS-funded nursing care (FNC).The department is responsible for FNC policy and for setting the FNC rate each year. NHSE and integrated care boards (ICBs) are re...