Palliative Care
Commons · Question 3479 · Tabled 20 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 4 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Neil Shastri-Hurst
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data his Department holds on the average time taken by Integrated Care Boards to complete NHS Continuing Healthcare eligibility assessments, including for patients receiving end-of-life care.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 4 Jun 2026
NHS England publishes data on NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC) and NHS-funded Nursing Care (FNC) on a quarterly basis. This includes the number and proportion of CHC referrals and eligibility decisions made for both the Standard and Fast Track CHC referral...