Written questions

Integrated Care Boards: Accident and Emergency Departments

2026-07-12 · Department of Health and Social Care · 18442 · Official question

Mr Will Forster

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what oversight is NHS England exercising over ICBs whose conversion rates fall significantly below the national average.

Answer

We have interpreted ‘conversion rates’ as referring to the proportion of individuals found eligible for NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC) by integrated care boards (ICBs), following the receipt of a positive CHC gateway ‘checklist’ or through another form o...