Department of Health and Social Care written question – answered on 21 September 2023.
Wes Streeting
Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS Continuing Healthcare patients are (a) eligible for and (b) receive 24-hour care.
Helen Whately
Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
Based on data published by NHS England, 162,005 people were eligible for NHS Continuing Healthcare in 2022/2023.
Data on the number of people receiving 24-hour care is not collected.
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