An Introduction to NHS Continuing Health Care & Other Types of NHS Funding

Introduction

The paying for care rules continue to be a source of concern for many clients - how a person’s long-term care needs should be funded, and how much they may need to spend in their lifetime.

There have been years of Government promises to reform the social care funding system, but nothing has changed.

There is a lot of misleading media coverage suggesting that everyone in a care home, or everyone with dementia, should have their care paid for by the NHS: but this is not how the paying for care rules work.

The latest NHS England statistics illustrate that fewer than 47,000 adults in England qualify for fully funded care from the NHS.

This new virtual classroom seminar is designed for people who want to develop their knowledge about NHS Continuing Health Care (‘NHS CHC’) and other types of NHS funding, but who do not yet have any or much experience in running cases.

The session will enable participants to build their confidence in advising clients about NHS CHC as part of the process of giving ‘paying for care advice’.

It will involve case studies and lots of time for Q&As but will not look at the history of or the theory behind NHS CHC.

What You Will Learn

This live and interactive session will cover the following:

• What are the main types of NHS funding available to our clients?
• Why is NHS CHC so valuable to our clients?
• Why is it so hard to qualify for NHS CHC? - statistics and fake news
• A brief history of NHS CHC and useful resources
• How to distinguish between social care and health care needs - case studies
• The NHS CHC assessment process - the Checklist and the Decision Support Tool
• The care domains and the four key indicators
• Establishing eligibility for NHS CHC - case studies
• How to appeal negative decisions

Recording of live sessions: Soon after the Learn Live session has taken place you will be able to go back and access the recording - should you wish to revisit the material discussed.