Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 109906
Continuing Care
Tabled: 30 January 2026
Answered: 4 February 2026
Question
Dr Al Pinkerton
Liberal Democrat — Surrey Heath
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how the boundary between NHS and local authority responsibilities is applied in practice when assessing eligibility for NHS Continuing Healthcare.
Answer
Stephen KinnockNHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC) is a package of ongoing care that is arranged and funded solely by the National Health Service where the individual has been assessed and found to have a ‘primary health need’.An individual has a primary health need if, hav...
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