Question follow-through · 100161
Continuing Care: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of cuts to Continuing Healthcare funding on patient care.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 15 Dec 2025
- Target answer date
- 17 Dec 2025
- Answer
- 9 Jan 2026 · 25 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
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Recorded timeline
15 Dec 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of cuts to Continuing Healthcare funding on patient care.
17 Dec 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
9 Jan 2026
Answer published
The Department and NHS England have made clear that any work to manage costs by integrated care boards (ICB) must be carried out with clear safeguards in place to protect frontline responsibilities.ICBs remain legally responsible for the operational deliv...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Diabetes: Medical Equipment
16 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of funding Continuous Glucose Monitoring for a wider range of diabetes patients.
Diabetes: Medical Equipment
16 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to review eligibility criteria for Continuous Glucose Monitoring for people with Type 2 diabetes.
Diabetes: Medical Equipment
16 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to address regional variation in access to continuous glucose monitoring, including in Dorset.
Psychiatric Patients: Carers
6 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department has considered to support informal carers providing care to psychiatric patients.
Psychiatric Patients: Carers
6 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure informal carers supporting psychiatric patients have access to appropriate support services.
Psychiatric Patients: Carers
6 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to recognise the role of informal carers providing care to psychiatric patients.
Mental Illness: Carers
6 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the need for additional recognition and support for informal carers supporting people with mental health conditions.
DNACPR Decisions
23 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that Do Not Resuscitate decisions have adequate safeguards in place.
DNACPR Decisions
23 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance his Department provides to ensure consistency and oversight in the use of Do Not Resuscitate orders.
Hydrocephalus: Research
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Hydrocephalus: Health Services
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