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A National Framework for NHS Continuing Healthcare and NHS-funded Nursing Care in England: response to consultation

The consultation detailed proposals for a National Framework for NHS Continuing Healthcare and NHS-funded Nursing Care in England.

The framework is intended to:

• set a single policy on who should receive NHS funding, be that fully funded NHS continuing healthcare (where the NHS funds the whole care package) or NHS-funded nursing care (where the NHS is responsible for the nursing required from a registered nurse in a care home)
• establish a standard process for assessing eligibility for these services, to help support consistent decision-making

• Download report on and response to consultation (PDF, 617K)
• Final national framework document
• Regulatory impact assessment
• Original consultation