Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 99033
Continuing Care: Appeals
Tabled: 10 December 2025
Answered: 5 January 2026
Question
Dr Al Pinkerton
Liberal Democrat — Surrey Heath
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to improve transparency for individuals using the Continuing Healthcare (a) assessment and (b) appeals process.
Answer
Stephen KinnockIntegrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible and accountable for NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC) within their local area. Statutory guidance sets out that all arrangements should place the individual at the centre of the assessment and care-planning proc...
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