Continuing Care
(asked on 13th September 2023) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS Continuing Healthcare patients are (a) eligible for and (b) receive 24-hour care.
This question was answered on 21st September 2023
Based on data published by NHS England, 162,005 people were eligible for NHS Continuing Healthcare in 2022/2023.
Data on the number of people receiving 24-hour care is not collected.