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<p>The following table provides the total number of standard referrals received for
standard NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC), for the years 2016/17 to 2018/19. We do
not hold this data for 2015/16.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Period</p></td><td><p>Number
of Referrals</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>76,945</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>75,322</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>73,475</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p>The following table shows the number of referrals which were completed for
standard CHC, for the years 2017/18 to 2018/19. We do not hold data on the number
of referrals which were completed before 2017/18.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Period</p></td><td><p>Number
of referrals completed</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>75,426</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>76,803</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p>The following table shows the number of people assessed as eligible for standard
CHC, for the years 2015/16 to 2018/19.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Period</p></td><td><p>Number
assessed as eligible</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>22,346</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>19,173</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>16,947</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>15,963</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
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