Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will commission an independent review of NHS continuing healthcare.

The Independent Commission on Adult Social Care will explore and consider all options for care and support for adults across the social care system to make recommendations on fixing the system for all those who need it. The commission is considering the interface between health and care as part of this work.

The commission will report its findings by Summer 2027. In the meantime, the Department will continue to work productively with its partners, including NHS England, integrated care boards and local authorities, to support the delivery of national National Health Service continuing healthcare policy.