Case studies & success stories
Mr X’s Story
We helped with
CHC assessment
Mr X was admitted to hospital in December 2017 after suffering a stroke. He was transferred to a step-down facility in early February 2018, where he was then assessed by his Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) within a matter of days afterwards, and found not eligible for NHS Continuing Healthcare funding.
Mr X’s daughter appealed the CCG decision and attended the Local Resolution Meeting, but the CCG still concluded that Mr X was not eligible.
Mr X’s daughter subsequently contacted Farley Dwek Solicitors to represent her in the appeal to NHS England (Independent Review Panel).
Farley Dwek prepared a comprehensive Written Submissions Document on behalf of our client to support the request for IRP, arguing amongst other things, that Mr X had been assessed too early in February 2018. The IRP accepted that Mr X had suffered a dramatic change to his life and circumstances, and it could be expected that he was still adjusting at the time of his assessment.
The IRP upheld the appeal and accepted that the CHC assessment may well have been undertaken too early in February 2018, and that at the time, Mr X was eligible for CHC funding.
The CCG subsequently accepted the IRP’s recommendation and agreed to reimburse care fees paid in excess of £25,000.