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Continuing Care

Commons · Question 25151 · Tabled 28 Aug 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 14 Sep 2026

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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...