§ Sir Teddy TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Health whether it is the policy of Her Majesty's Government that persons residing in residential nursing homes whose conditions deteriorate so that they require constant medical attention should have their costs borne by the national health service; and what procedures exist to make such assessments. [136698]
§ Dr. LadymanAny individual with a need for health care, which meets criteria for national health service continuing care, will have the costs borne by the NHS, regardless of where they reside. The Government's intention that the NHS should identify these individuals is reflected in proposed directions to the NHS re-emphasising the need to carry out appropriate continuing care assessments wherever it appears that there is a need for such services. All such assessments are informed by the single assessment process.