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 Mar 4th, 2010
The Royal College of Nursing is urging the government to provide funding that will enable all patients with long-term illnesses to receive specialist nursing care. Its call comes shortly after the Prime Minister announced that all cancer patients will receive this care. The RCN wants to extend this to cover other long-term conditions such as [...]
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 Feb 22nd, 2010
Health secretary Andy Burnham has announced plans for the NHS to transfer a growing number of services from hospital to the patient’s home. Treatments such as chemotherapy and kidney dialysis are among those earmarked for a change in setting. The move is seen as part of Labour’s plans to tailor health and social care services [...]
Posted in News on Feb 12th, 2010
The Daily Telegraph has published an article offering advice on minimizing the amount paid for care whilst ensuring that children will receive an inheritance. Tips offered include:
Make sure you claim all the welfare benefits to which you are entitled. Disability Living Allowance and Attendance Allowance are not currently means-tested.
If your condition changes, ask for your [...]
Posted in News on Feb 12th, 2010
Care minister Phil Hope has outlined plans for a community-based network of care services for older people which will be based on integrated working by both health and social services. In a drive to improve standards, Mr Hope is advocating a ‘personalised’ and ‘seamless’ approach to care which will see the establishment of integrated care [...]
Posted in News on Jan 31st, 2010
A new programme is being launched in Gwent to help vulnerable people in the area to stay in their homes rather than being admitted to hospital or care homes. A similar scheme has been running in Torfaen for several years and has been very successful in reducing admissions for frail, elderly patients. The Gwent Frailty [...]
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 26th, 2010
A new report from the National Housing Federation has revealed that hospital and care home admissions could be cut dramatically if more support was made available to enable older people to live in their own homes. Entitled ‘In your lifetime’, the report highlights the millions of pounds in care costs that the NHS, patients and [...]
