Continuing Care: Standards
Commons · Question 113544 · Tabled 20 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 27 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by Sir Julian Smith
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will review the effectiveness of the assessment process for NHS Continuing Healthcare in ensuring that decisions are based on sufficient clinical evidence; and if he will make an assessment o
Answer
Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 27 Feb 2026
Operational delivery of NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC) is the responsibility of integrated care boards (ICBs), with oversight from NHS England. NHS England’s assurance regime promotes accurate assessment, equal access, and consistency within CHC delivery...