By Rosalind Hughes, founder of Just Caring Legal This month has seen six-figure sums in recovered care fees for clients who were wrongly denied NHS Continuing Healthcare funding. Both cases dated … [Read more...]
Withdrawal of NHS Continuing Healthcare is putting families at immense risk
By Rosalind Hughes, founder, Just Caring Legal Recently I acted for a couple whose adult sons' withdrawal of NHS Continuing Healthcare left them with nowhere to turn. The sons have significant needs … [Read more...]
Beware the “well-managed needs paradox” in NHS Continuing Healthcare reviews
By Rosalind Hughes, founder, Just Caring Legal What is the well-managed needs paradox when it comes to NHS Continuing Healthcare reviews? Here's an example. L, 35, has profound learning difficulties, … [Read more...]
Can I be refused a full eligibility assessment following a positive NHS Continuing Healthcare checklist?
By Rosalind Hughes, founder, Just Caring Legal Recently we received a phone call from someone whose father, who suffers from Alzheimer's Disease, had "screened in" for a full NHS Continuing … [Read more...]
Is it harder to get an NHS Continuing Healthcare case to the independent review panel stage these days?
By Rosalind Hughes, founder, Just Caring Legal What is an independent review panel? NHS England is required to establish arrangements to independently review the decisions of Clinical Commissioning … [Read more...]
It takes courage to fight for the right to NHS Continuing Healthcare funding
By Rosalind Hughes, founder, Just Caring Legal Like most of us, I'm feeling a bit deflated after Sunday's disappointing defeat for Gareth and the boys. They fought so valiantly, showing courage, … [Read more...]
Are hospitals washing their hands of NHS Continuing Healthcare assessments?
By Rosalind Hughes, founder, Just Caring Legal This week we have been talking to a family whose relative is ready for hospital discharge but has significant ongoing care needs. The hospital has point … [Read more...]
Do we have a right to be present at an NHS Continuing Healthcare eligibility assessment?
By Rosalind Hughes, founder, Just Caring Legal The short answer is yes. You do have the right to be present at an NHS Continuing Healthcare eligibility assessment if it is for you or a close relative … [Read more...]
Dear CCGs, please stop doing NHS Continuing Healthcare eligibility assessments behind closed doors
By Rosalind Hughes, Founder, Just Caring Legal It seems a new policy on NHS Continuing Healthcare eligibility assessments has snuck in under cover of Covid-19. Assessors from CCGs all over England … [Read more...]
How is the NHS Continuing Healthcare Decision Support Tool misused?
By Rosalind Hughes, founder, Just Caring Legal The NHS Continuing Healthcare Decision Support Tool, contrary to popular belief, is not in itself an assessment of care needs. The … [Read more...]
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