Continuing Care: Finance
Commons · Question 100162 · Tabled 15 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 9 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by Edward Morello
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that CHC funding cuts do not reduce access to care in West Dorset constituency.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 9 Jan 2026
The Department and NHS England have made clear that any work to manage costs by integrated care boards (ICB) must be carried out with clear safeguards in place to protect frontline responsibilities.ICBs remain legally responsible for the operational deliv...