Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 99034

Continuing Care: Appeals

Tabled: 10 December 2025

Answered: 5 January 2026

Question

Dr Al Pinkerton

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support is available to individuals who choose to escalate concerns about Continuing Healthcare decisions to external review bodies.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock

Integrated 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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