Continuing Care
Commons · Question 25151 · Tabled 28 Aug 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 14 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Vikki Slade
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to provide clarity to Continuing Healthcare applicants regarding what constitutes a health need rather than a social care need in determining eligibility for thi
Answer
Answered by Alison McGovern, 14 Sep 2026
The National framework for NHS continuing healthcare and NHS-funded nursing care is available at the following link:https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-framework-for-nhs-continuing-healthcare-and-nhs-funded-nursing-careIt sets out the basi...