NHS Continuing Healthcare Funding (or ‘CHC’ for short) is a package of care that is funded by the NHS for those individuals who have a ‘primary health need’ – ie whose care needs are over and above what the Local Authority can lawfully provide. This principle was established in the landmark Court of Appeal […]
CCG assessments & appeals due to restart from 1st September 2020. Following recent Government guidance, Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) have been preparing to restart their assessment and appeals to determine eligibility for NHS Continuing Healthcare Funding (CHC) with effect from 1st September 2020. CHC is a free package of care funded by the NHS which […]
NHS Continuing Healthcare Funding – Don’t take ’No’ for an answer. If you believe you are right, fight on! Here’s an example where determination in the face of adversity has paid dividends for a client who was wrongly being denied her proper entitlement to NHS Continuing Healthcare Funding (CHC). CHC is a free package of […]
What is NHS Continuing Healthcare? Did you know that if your relative has healthcare needs, they may have all their care and accommodation paid for in full, free of charge, by the NHS, and such funding is not means-tested? This funding is known as NHS Continuing Healthcare (or ‘CHC’ for short) –a pot of funding which is available for individuals with intense, complex and […]
Covid-19 – We would like to reassure our clients throughout this difficult period that our team will still be on hand to provide our normal level of service, and should you be in the position where you need to speak to us about your case please do not hesitate to contact us. We are continually […]
Why are the NHS wasting cash on CHC retrospective claims? Farley Dwek have a wealth of experience in retrospectively recovering care home fees that have wrongly been paid following incorrect, improper or flawed assessments for NHS Continuing Healthcare Funding (‘CHC’ for short). Here are a couple of recent examples where we have successfully recovered significant […]
Lasting Power of Attorney: Understanding the basic difference between a Will and an LPA Many people do not understand the critical difference between a Will and a Lasting Power of Attorney. A Lasting Power of Attorney (‘LPA’) enables you (the donor) to appoint a chosen representative (known as your ‘attorney’) to make decisions to meet […]
Year in Review. This year has seen yet another increase in the number of clients seeking help with their assessment or appeal for NHS Continuing Healthcare Funding (CHC). This is a very specialised niche area and Farley Dwek Solicitors are proud to be helping so many families get their proper entitlement to free-funded NHS care. […]
In order to establish whether your relative meets the criteria for a primary healthcare need and is eligible for NHS Continuing Care Funding (‘CHC’), they’ll need to undergo a multi-disciplinary team assessment. If your spouse, relative or friend has a ‘primary healthcare need”, ie needs over and above those which the local authority are legally […]
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