By Rosalind Hughes, founder, Just Caring Legal The NHS Continuing Healthcare system, designed to provide free health and social care outside hospital for people with a primary health need, is a … [Read more...]
What to do if your relative is due for an NHS Continuing Healthcare review
It is tempting to breathe a huge sigh of relief when your relative finally proves eligible for NHS Continuing Healthcare. But then, all too soon, comes the NHS Continuing … [Read more...]
Has your relative’s Covid discharge funding been withdrawn without a full care needs assessment?
By Rosalind Hughes, founder, Just Caring Legal In March 2020 the Government introduced Covid-19 emergency funding to enable people to leave hospital as quickly as possible. The idea was to provide … [Read more...]
NHS Continuing Healthcare for care at home
NHS Continuing Healthcare funding covers the full costs of care for people who have a ‘primary health need’. It covers both health and social care and applies whether people are in residential or … [Read more...]
Are we as a society willing to accept the further planned cuts to social care as inevitable?
By Rosalind Hughes, founder, Just Caring Legal For ten years government promises to reform care funding, ending savage cuts to social care, have come to nothing. The Chancellor presented last … [Read more...]
Are you struggling to obtain face-to-face care visits with your relative?
By Rosalind Hughes, founder of Just Caring Legal From today, 8 March, every care home resident will be able to nominate a single named regular person for regular face-to-face visits. Perhaps … [Read more...]
Yet another missed opportunity to reform the ailing care system
By Rosalind Hughes, founder, Just Caring Legal The lack of a long-term plan to bring fairness to our ailing care system is a problem for us all. It is a problem for the 1.5 million … [Read more...]
NHS Continuing Healthcare shortfalls are leading to serious safeguarding concerns
By Rosalind Hughes, founder, Just Caring Legal Is someone you know at risk of losing their care home place due to NHS Continuing Healthcare shortfalls? If so, you are not alone. Catastrophic … [Read more...]
A chaotic care assessment system is leaving many at risk of hospital re-admission
By Rosalind Hughes, founder, Just Caring Legal Imagine the distress of spending the last months of your life on a frightening merry-go-round of inadequate nursing care and emergency hospital … [Read more...]
An NHS Continuing Healthcare care and support plan is vital to ensure funding covers all needs
By Rosalind Hughes, founder, Just Caring Legal Is your family member receiving NHS Continuing Healthcare? If so, they should have an NHS Continuing Healthcare care and support plan. Without one, it … [Read more...]
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