Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 52103

Care Homes

Tabled: 13 May 2025
Answered: 22 May 2025

Question

Maya Ellis

LabourRibble Valley

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the Care Quality Commission on whether the increase in the level of NHS-funded nursing care has increased the quality of care provided in care homes.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock
There have been no discussions between the department and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) on NHS-funded nursing care (FNC).The department is responsible for FNC policy and for setting the FNC rate each year. NHSE and integrated care boards (ICBs) are re...

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