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NHS continuing healthcare in Cheshire and Merseyside

The NHS in Cheshire and Merseyside approved 617 of 3,164 full assessments for continuing healthcare from July 2025 to June 2026: 19.5%. Across England the figure was 17.7%. That is the 10th highest approval rate of England's 36 NHS areas.

19.5%approved, down from 24.0% the year before
2,547people turned down after a full assessment
10 of 211local appeals succeeded (4.7%)
894people lost continuing healthcare at a review

Standard assessments only (not fast track), July 2025 to June 2026.

If your relative was turned down in Cheshire and Merseyside

  1. Check the deadline. Most NHS areas give you 6 months from the date on the decision letter. Work out your date.
  2. Ask for the full file: the completed assessment form (the Decision Support Tool), the reasons for the decision, and the care records it relied on.
  3. Check the scores against the national threshold with our free score checker.
  4. Write to the NHS area asking for a review, area of care by area of care, with dated evidence. Our appeal guide and letter template show how.

The decision letter from the NHS in Cheshire and Merseyside should give the address for appeals. If you cannot find it, ask the continuing healthcare team at the NHS area (the integrated care board).

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The trend in Cheshire and Merseyside

Year (April to March)Assessed ApprovedRateEngland
2018 to 20193,0981,12036.2%24.9%
2019 to 20202,95696532.6%23.9%
2020 to 20211,50360240.1%25.5%
2021 to 20222,86381628.5%23.4%
2022 to 20233,13082726.4%22.3%
2023 to 20243,55784623.8%21.1%
2024 to 20253,88394124.2%19.5%
2025 to 20263,21168021.2%17.4%

2020 to 2021 was affected by the pandemic, when assessments were paused for a time. NHS England maps figures for older NHS bodies onto today's areas.

Free help

Beacon gives up to 90 minutes of free advice, funded by NHS England. The Alzheimer's Society runs a volunteer appeals support service.

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