Posted in News on Mar 4th, 2010
The government has admitted that, despite the introduction of the National Framework for NHS Continuing Healthcare in 2007, there are still wide regional variations in the likelihood that a patient will be assessed as eligible for funding. The chances of qualifying for continuing care are up to ten times more in certain areas, including Shropshire, [...]
Posted in News on Mar 4th, 2010
The House of Lords is currently debating the exact nature of the forthcoming Personal Care at Home Bill, before issuing a White Paper. In response to questions raised about how the Bill will affect people who currently receive NHS-funded continuing care for serious health needs Baroness Thornton made the following statement: ‘If an individual has [...]
Posted in News on Feb 22nd, 2010
The NHS in Norfolk and Great Yarmouth and Waverney is proposing to reduce its continuing healthcare costs by removing a patient’s right to receive care at home if a cheaper option is available. The Trust has launched a consultation process recommending that continuing care is provided in a care home or hospice – the location [...]
Posted in News on Jan 26th, 2010
The wife of a dementia patient whose continuing care funding was revoked has won her battle with South Tyneside PCT to have it reinstated. Hector Atkinson, who suffers from dementia, was assessed as eligible for continuing care after breaking his hip in 2007. But when his condition was reassessed in January 2009, the PCT ruled [...]
Posted in News on Jan 20th, 2010
The Department of Health has written to all PCTs and SHAs to remind them that, within the revised National Framework for NHS Continuing Healthcare and NHS-funded Nursing Care, they should be operating a policy of personalised care planning. An updated version of the Framework was published in July 2009 to take account of the increasing [...]
Posted in News on Jan 20th, 2010
The case of John Mejor, 88, whose continuing care funding was recently withdrawn by NHS Devon, has attracted nationwide media interest. Originally reported in the Exmouth Journal, Mr Mejor’s situation has since been highlighted by several national media including the Daily Mail, Radio 4 and Five Live. Mr Mejor, who served as a [...]
Posted in News on Jan 14th, 2010
Figures released by the Government in January 2010 show that the number of patients qualifying for NHS continuing care has almost doubled from 2007-2008 and 2009-2010. In 2007-2008, 24,952 patients were receiving continuing care in England compared with 44,924 in 2009-2010 – an increase of almost 20,000. The increase is likely to be [...]
Posted in News on Dec 31st, 2009
After an 11 month campaign, NHS Devon has finally told Harold Cunningham that continuing care funding will be reinstated for his severely disabled wife. Funding was withdrawn from Mrs Cunningham – who needs 24 hour care after being badly hurt in a car crash in 2001 – and many others by Devon PCT in [...]
Posted in News on Dec 31st, 2009
The Daily Mail reports that an 80 year old man who is terminally ill has been denied continuing care funding because he is ‘…not ill enough to qualify’. Brian Stroud suffers from the incurable disease Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP), which has left him unable to move, doubly incontinent and with swallowing difficulties. North [...]
Posted in News on Dec 7th, 2009
The deadline of 4 December 2009 for reviewing Welsh continuing care cases that pre-date 2003 has now passed. However, if your or a relative’s case pre-dates April 2003 and you have not asked for a retrospective funding review, you can still contact Cheselden and ask us to review the case. Although we cannot [...]
