Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will take steps to ensure that (a) patients and family members are fully involved in the process of Continuing Health Care Assessments and (b) assessors take full account of all relevant factors in a Continuing Health Care Assessment.

NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC) assessments and reviews should focus on the individual's needs and follow a person-centred approach. Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for undertaking CHC assessments, with oversight from NHS England. The National Framework for CHC states that practitioners should make all reasonable efforts to seek the individual’s participation, or that of a representative or family member, during each stage of the assessment and review process.