Website of the Department of Health

House of Commons Health Committee sixth report (2004-5) on continuing care

Published: April 2005

• Sixth report on continuing care (opens new window)

Departments memorandum to the Health Select Committee

Published: 16 December 2004

Memorandum related to the process of retrospective assessment and review.

• Download Departments memorandum (PDF, 79K)

Ombudsman’s follow-up report

Published: 16 December 2004

Report related to the process of retrospective assessment and review.

• Follow up report (opens new window)

Independent review

Published: 9 December 2004

This independent review by Melanie Henwood was commissioned by the Department of Health and looks at continuing care arrangements in 9 strategic health authorities.

• Independent review

Update on the ombudsman’s report on continuing care

Since the publication of the Health Service Ombudsman's report, good progress has been made by the Department, Strategic Health Authorities and Primary Care Trusts to agree procedures to investigate cases where people may have been wrongly denied continuing care.

Response to the Ombudman’s report on continuing care

DH response from February 2003 related to SHAs and councils agreeing one set of criteria for continuing care.

Ombudsman’s report

Published: February 2003.

Original Ombudsman’s report into NHS funding for long term care of older or disabled people.