Continuing Care
Commons · Question 56344 · Tabled 2 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 16 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by Daisy Cooper
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that Continuing Health Care services remain uninterrupted for patients when the services are being transitioned from Integrated Care Boards.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 16 Jun 2025
The Department is responsible for NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC) policy and legislation. We have provided statutory guidance, setting out clear processes for CHC, which all integrated care boards (ICBs) must follow. CHC is funded by ICBs, and it is for i...