Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure consistency of approach when applying Continuing Health Care funding.

In England, the Department has provided detailed guidance on the process for determining eligibility for NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC) through the National Framework for NHS Continuing Healthcare and NHS-funded Nursing Care, a copy of which is attached. The framework supports practitioners across health and social care to undertake assessments and deliver CHC.

Operational delivery of CHC is the responsibility of integrated care boards (ICBs) with oversight from NHS England. NHS England holds ICBs accountable and engages with them to ensure that they discharge their functions, including via timely and well-established assurance mechanisms.