Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 55854

Dementia: Continuing Care

Tabled: 30 May 2025

Answered: 9 June 2025

Question

Manuela Perteghella

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what training is provided to NHS continuing healthcare assessors to support their understanding of the health needs associated with dementia.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock

The National Framework for NHS Continuing Healthcare and NHS-funded Nursing Care sets out the process for determining eligibility for NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC). This statutory guidance is clear that the multidisciplinary team involved in CHC assessm...

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