The National Framework for NHS Continuing Healthcare and NHS-funded Nursing Care
July 2009 (revised)
[url=http://www.dh.gov.uk/dr_consum_dh/groups/dh_digitalassets/documents/digitalasset/dh_103161.pdf]http://www.dh.gov.uk/dr_consum_dh/groups/dh_digitalassets/documents/digitalasset/dh_103161.pdf[/url]

NHS Continuing Healthcare checklist 2009:
[url=http://www.dh.gov.uk/dr_consum_dh/groups/dh_digitalassets/documents/digitalasset/dh_103328.pdf]http://www.dh.gov.uk/dr_consum_dh/groups/dh_digitalassets/documents/digitalasset/dh_103328.pdf[/url]

Decision Support Tool (DST) 2009 for NHS Continuing Healthcare:
[url=http://www.dh.gov.uk/dr_consum_dh/groups/dh_digitalassets/documents/digitalasset/dh_103329.pdf]http://www.dh.gov.uk/dr_consum_dh/groups/dh_digitalassets/documents/digitalasset/dh_103329.pdf[/url]

Fasttrack pathway for NHS Continuing Healthcare 2009:
[url=http://www.dh.gov.uk/dr_consum_dh/groups/dh_digitalassets/documents/digitalasset/dh_103327.pdf]http://www.dh.gov.uk/dr_consum_dh/groups/dh_digitalassets/documents/digitalasset/dh_103327.pdf[/url]

Pre-2009 versions of the above can be found via this link:
[url=http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/SocialCare/Deliveringadultsocialcare/Continuingcare/DH_073912]http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/SocialCare/Deliveringadultsocialcare/Continuingcare/DH_073912[/url]

Waterlow Score (skin integrity):
[url=http://www.judy-waterlow.co.uk/waterlow_score.htm]http://www.judy-waterlow.co.uk/waterlow_score.htm[/url]

Table showing numbers of people receiving continuing NHS healthcare, by PCT, quarters 1 & 2, 2009:
[url=http://www.dh.gov.uk/dr_consum_dh/groups/dh_digitalassets/documents/digitalasset/dh_109086.pdf]http://www.dh.gov.uk/dr_consum_dh/groups/dh_digitalassets/documents/digitalasset/dh_109086.pdf[/url]

The Coughlan Judgement:
[url=http://www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk/judgmentsfiles/j282/coughlan.htm]http://www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk/judgmentsfiles/j282/coughlan.htm[/url]

[url=http://www.bailii.org/cgi-bin/markup.cgi?doc=/ew/cases/EWCA/Civ/1999/1871.html&query=coughlan+appeal+judgement&method=al]http://www.bailii.org/cgi-bin/markup.cgi?doc=/ew/cases/EWCA/Civ/1999/1871.html&query=coughlan+appeal+judgement&method=al[/url]

[url=http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200405/cmselect/cmhealth/399/39908.htm]http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200405/cmselect/cmhealth/399/39908.htm[/url]

[url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/panorama/4768518.stm]http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/panorama/4768518.stm[/url]

The Grogan Judgment:
[url=http://www.bailii.org/cgi-bin/markup.cgi?doc=/ew/cases/EWHC/Admin/2006/44.html&query=title+%28+Grogan+%29&method=boolean]http://www.bailii.org/cgi-bin/markup.cgi?doc=/ew/cases/EWHC/Admin/2006/44.html&query=title+%28+Grogan+%29&method=boolean[/url]

NHS Care Info:
[url=http://www.gpss.force9.co.uk/nhscare/]http://www.gpss.force9.co.uk/nhscare/[/url]

ADASS (Association of Directors of Adult Social Services):
[url=http://new.lga.gov.uk/lga/aio/19069]http://new.lga.gov.uk/lga/aio/19069[/url]

Age Concern Factsheet: NHS continuing healthcare and NHS-funded nursing care:
[url=http://www.ageconcern.org.uk/AgeConcern/Documents/FS20NHS_continuing_healthcare_and_NHS_funded_nursing_care.pdf]http://www.ageconcern.org.uk/AgeConcern/Documents/FS20NHS_continuing_healthcare_and_NHS_funded_nursing_care.pdf[/url]


Other links of possible interest:

Access to Health andSocial Care Records:
[url=http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Managingyourorganisation/Informationpolicy/PatientConfidentialityAndCaldicottGuardians/DH_4084411]http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Managingyourorganisation/Informationpolicy/PatientConfidentialityAndCaldicottGuardians/DH_4084411[/url]

[url=http://www.nhs.uk/chq/Pages/1309.aspx?CategoryID=68&SubCategoryID=160]http://www.nhs.uk/chq/Pages/1309.aspx?CategoryID=68&SubCategoryID=160[/url]

[url=http://www.bma.org.uk/images/accesstohealthrecordsdecember2008_tcm41-183583.pdf]http://www.bma.org.uk/images/accesstohealthrecordsdecember2008_tcm41-183583.pdf[/url]

[url=http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Managingyourorganisation/Informationpolicy/Patientconfidentialityandcaldicottguardians/FAQ/DH_065886#_38]http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Managingyourorganisation/Informationpolicy/Patientconfidentialityandcaldicottguardians/FAQ/DH_065886#_38[/url]

[url=http://www.ehow.com/how_5113788_obtain-medical-records-deceased-relative.html]http://www.ehow.com/how_5113788_obtain-medical-records-deceased-relative.html[/url]

[url=http://www.gmc-uk.org/guidance/ethical_guidance/confidentiality.asp]http://www.gmc-uk.org/guidance/ethical_guidance/confidentiality.asp[/url]

[url=http://www.ico.gov.uk/upload/documents/library/data_protection/practical_application/subject_access_-_right_of_access_to_social_services_records.pdf]http://www.ico.gov.uk/upload/documents/library/data_protection/practical_application/subject_access_-_right_of_access_to_social_services_records.pdf[/url]

[url=http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Legislation/Actsandbills/DH_4015584]http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Legislation/Actsandbills/DH_4015584[/url]

[url=http://www.fassit.co.uk/access_records.htm]http://www.fassit.co.uk/access_records.htm[/url]

[url=http://www.scie-socialcareonline.org.uk/profile.asp?guid=f27e8d1c-e610-4d04-ba50-ef437725d7c3]http://www.scie-socialcareonline.org.uk/profile.asp?guid=f27e8d1c-e610-4d04-ba50-ef437725d7c3[/url]

and Retention of Records:

[url=http://www.dh.gov.uk/dr_consum_dh/groups/dh_digitalassets/documents/digitalasset/dh_093027.pdf]http://www.dh.gov.uk/dr_consum_dh/groups/dh_digitalassets/documents/digitalasset/dh_093027.pdf[/url]

Action on Elder Abuse:
[url=http://www.elderabuse.org.uk/]http://www.elderabuse.org.uk/[/url]

Age Concern/Help the Aged:
[url=http://www.ageconcern.org.uk/]http://www.ageconcern.org.uk/[/url]

Benefits:
[url=http://www.adviceguide.org.uk/index/your_money/benefits.htm]http://www.adviceguide.org.uk/index/your_money/benefits.htm[/url]

[url=http://www.adviceuk.org.uk/want-help/benefits]http://www.adviceuk.org.uk/want-help/benefits[/url]

[url=http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/moneytaxandbenefits/benefitstaxcreditsandothersupport/index.htm]http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/moneytaxandbenefits/benefitstaxcreditsandothersupport/index.htm[/url]

[url=http://www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/]http://www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/[/url]

[url=http://www.dwp.gov.uk/publications/catalogue-of-information/a-to-z-of-all-dwp-information/]http://www.dwp.gov.uk/publications/catalogue-of-information/a-to-z-of-all-dwp-information/[/url]

Care Homes for Older People – National Minimum Standards and Care Homes Regulations:
[url=http://www.dh.gov.uk/dr_consum_dh/groups/dh_digitalassets/@dh/@en/documents/digitalasset/dh_4135403.pdf]http://www.dh.gov.uk/dr_consum_dh/groups/dh_digitalassets/@dh/@en/documents/digitalasset/dh_4135403.pdf[/url]

Care Quality Commission (CQC): supposedly, the independent regulator of health and social care in England:
[url=http://www.cqc.org.uk/]http://www.cqc.org.uk/[/url]

Charging for Residential Accommodation Guide (CRAG) 2009:
[url=http://www.dh.gov.uk/dr_consum_dh/groups/dh_digitalassets/documents/digitalasset/dh_097579.pd]http://www.dh.gov.uk/dr_consum_dh/groups/dh_digitalassets/documents/digitalasset/dh_097579.pd[/url]

Citizens Advice:
[url=http://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/]http://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/[/url]

Counsel & Care - advice for Older People, their families and carers:
[url=http://www.counselandcare.org.uk/]http://www.counselandcare.org.uk/[/url]

Disability Alliance:
[url=http://www.disabilityalliance.org/links4.htm]http://www.disabilityalliance.org/links4.htm[/url]

Elderly Accommodation Counsel (EAC):
[url=http://www.eac.org.uk/]http://www.eac.org.uk/[/url]

FACS (Fair Access to Care Services – Guidance on Eligibility Criteria for Adult Social Care):
[url=http://www.dh.gov.uk/dr_consum_dh/groups/dh_digitalassets/@dh/@en/documents/digitalasset/dh_4019641.pdf]http://www.dh.gov.uk/dr_consum_dh/groups/dh_digitalassets/@dh/@en/documents/digitalasset/dh_4019641.pdf[/url]

General Social Care Council (GSCC) the social care workforce regulation, register of social workers and eventually all social care workers:
[url=http://www.gscc.org.uk/Home/]http://www.gscc.org.uk/Home/[/url]
Similar councils are in Wales/Scotland/N Ireland and links to those are on the GSCC website

General Medical Council (GMC):
[url=http://www.gmc-uk.org/]http://www.gmc-uk.org/[/url]

Information Centre:
[url=http://www.ic.nhs.uk/]http://www.ic.nhs.uk/[/url]

Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO):
[url=http://www.ico.gov.uk/]http://www.ico.gov.uk/[/url]

[url=http://www.ico.gov.uk/upload/documents/library/data_protection/detailed_specialist_guides/subject_access_requests_and_legal_proceedings.pdf]http://www.ico.gov.uk/upload/documents/library/data_protection/detailed_specialist_guides/subject_access_requests_and_legal_proceedings.pdf[/url]

Local Government Ombudsmand (LGO):
[url=http://www.lgo.org.uk/]http://www.lgo.org.uk/[/url]

Mental Capacity Act 2005:
[url=http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/SocialCare/Deliveringadultsocialcare/MentalCapacity/MentalCapacityAct2005/index.htm]http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/SocialCare/Deliveringadultsocialcare/MentalCapacity/MentalCapacityAct2005/index.htm[/url]
and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS):
[url=http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/SocialCare/Deliveringadultsocialcare/MentalCapacity/MentalCapacityActDeprivationofLibertySafeguards/index.htm]http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/SocialCare/Deliveringadultsocialcare/MentalCapacity/MentalCapacityActDeprivationofLibertySafeguards/index.htm[/url]

[url=http://www.dca.gov.uk/legal-policy/mental-capacity/mca-cp-plain1.pdf]http://www.dca.gov.uk/legal-policy/mental-capacity/mca-cp-plain1.pdf[/url]

National Information Governance Board for Health and Social Care (NIGB):
[url=http://www.nigb.nhs.uk/]http://www.nigb.nhs.uk/[/url]

National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE):
[url=http://www.nice.org.uk/]http://www.nice.org.uk/[/url]

Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC):
[url=http://www.nmc-uk.org/]http://www.nmc-uk.org/[/url]

Office of Public Guardian/Court of Protection:
[url=http://www.publicguardian.gov.uk/index.htm]http://www.publicguardian.gov.uk/index.htm[/url]

[url=http://www.publicguardian.gov.uk/about/court-of-protection.htm]http://www.publicguardian.gov.uk/about/court-of-protection.htm[/url]

Office of Fair Trading (OFT):
report on unfair terms in care home contracts
[url=http://www.oft.gov.uk/shared_oft/reports/unfair_contract_terms/oft635.pdf]http://www.oft.gov.uk/shared_oft/reports/unfair_contract_terms/oft635.pdf[/url]

Parliamentary & Health Service Ombudsman:
[url=http://www.ombudsman.org.uk/index.html]http://www.ombudsman.org.uk/index.html[/url]

Patients Association:
[url=http://www.patients-association.org.uk/]http://www.patients-association.org.uk/[/url]

Residents and Relatives Association:
[url=http://www.relres.org/]http://www.relres.org/[/url]

Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE):
[url=http://www.scie.org.uk/]http://www.scie.org.uk/[/url]


Miscellaneous links - useless, useful or just interesting to read:

Law Society – Adult Social Care Scoping Report:
[url=http://www.lawcom.gov.uk/docs/adult_social_care_scoping_report_2008.pdf]http://www.lawcom.gov.uk/docs/adult_social_care_scoping_report_2008.pdf[/url]

National Health Service History:
[url=http://www.nhshistory.net/shorthistory.htm]http://www.nhshistory.net/shorthistory.htm[/url]

[url=http://www.ohe.org/lib/liDownload/603/Sixty%20years%20of%20the%20NHS%20-%20Demographics.pdf?CFID=810711&CFTOKEN=47477450]http://www.ohe.org/lib/liDownload/603/Sixty%20years%20of%20the%20NHS%20-%20Demographics.pdf?CFID=810711&CFTOKEN=47477450[/url]

Office for National Statistics:
[url=http://www.statistics.gov.uk/default.asp]http://www.statistics.gov.uk/default.asp[/url]




http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malcolm_Pointon][url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malcolm_Pointon]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malcolm_Pointon[/url]
The NHS Continuing Healthcare (Responsibilities) Directions 2009:
[url=http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsLegislation/DH_106176]http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsLegislation/DH_106176[/url]

The NHS Continuing Healthcare (Responsibilities) Directions 2007:
[url=http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Legislation/DH_078059]http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Legislation/DH_078059[/url]
The Delayed Discharges (Continuing Care) Directions 2007:
[url=http://www.dh.gov.uk/dr_consum_dh/groups/dh_digitalassets/documents/digitalasset/dh_078049.pdf]http://www.dh.gov.uk/dr_consum_dh/groups/dh_digitalassets/documents/digitalasset/dh_078049.pdf[/url]

Page 2 - Duties of NHS Bodies


Other Continuing Care Directions:
[url=http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/SocialCare/Deliveringadultsocialcare/Continuingcare/DH_079288]http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/SocialCare/Deliveringadultsocialcare/Continuingcare/DH_079288[/url]

The Continuing Care Review Process and NHS complaints procedure:
[url=http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/SocialCare/Deliveringadultsocialcare/Continuingcare/DH_4091245]http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/SocialCare/Deliveringadultsocialcare/Continuingcare/DH_4091245[/url]
Disclosure and Inspection of Documents:
[url=http://www.justice.gov.uk/civil/procrules_fin/contents/parts/part31.htm]http://www.justice.gov.uk/civil/procrules_fin/contents/parts/part31.htm[/url]
Video link:
The NHS - National Homes Swindle
Nicola Mackintosh is a lawyer who has been involved in many
test cases in fields including community care and incapacity law. She represented Pamela Coughlan in her battle
for long-term NHS funded continuing care.
[url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/player/nol/newsid_4770000/newsid_4777100/4777104.stm?bw=bb&mp=wm&news=1&bbcws=1][url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/player/nol/newsid_4770000/newsid_4777100/4777104.stm?bw=bb&mp=wm&news=1&bbcws=1]http://news.bbc.co.uk/player/nol/newsid_4770000/newsid_4777100/4777104.stm?bw=bb&mp=wm&news=1&bbcws=1[/url][/url]

Ian Perkin interview: A growing scandal: The court case
[url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/panorama/5196242.stm][url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/panorama/5196242.stm]http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/panorama/5196242.stm[/url][/url]

Transcript of a 2006 Radio 4 “You & Yours” programme:
[url=http://search.bbc.co.uk/search?uri=%2F&go=toolbar&q=NHS+Continuing+Healthcare][url=http://search.bbc.co.uk/search?uri=%2F&go=toolbar&q=NHS+Continuing+Healthcare]http://search.bbc.co.uk/search?uri=%2F&go=toolbar&q=NHS+Continuing+Healthcare[/url][/url]

2006 about "The National Homes Swindle: A growing scandal"
[url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/panorama/5188580.stm][url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/panorama/5188580.stm]http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/panorama/5188580.stm[/url][/url]

23.07.2006: Transcript of “The National Homes Swindle: A growing scandal”
[url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/panorama/5216252.stm]http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/panorama/5216252.stm[/url]
Download this video clip to your desktop, open it with Windows Media Player and then ask your MP whether promises have been broken:
[url=http://dl.dropbox.com/u/698053/NHSCC.mp4][url=http://dl.dropbox.com/u/698053/NHSCC.mp4]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/698053/NHSCC.mp4[/url][/url]

And if your MP is Stephen Ladyman, MP for South Thanet, then please let us know his reply to your questions.

A couple of other choice speeches by the same Stephen Ladyman, MP:

1. 9 August 2004: Speech by Stephen Ladyman MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Community: Better Living for Older People Conference
[url=http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/News/Speeches/Speecheslist/DH_4088006][url=http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/News/Speeches/Speecheslist/DH_4088006]http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/News/Speeches/Speecheslist/DH_4088006[/url][/url]

Quote: ‘Although I am calling my vision "a vision for social care" - I actually want it to be rooted in a much wider context - because people's lives are rooted in a much wider context.’

Quote: ‘I want to see a changed approach by social services. I want to see attitudes change from "can't do" to "can do". I want to see evidence of more "joined up" thinking with other parts of the council as well as with independent and voluntary sector organisations. I want to see better trained and more highly motivated care staff. I want to see active encouragement of direct payments. I want to see more support for family carers. I want to see more choice and control being given over to those who receive services both now and in the future.’

2. 24 November 2004: Speech by Stephen Ladyman MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Community: General Social Care Council conference speech
[url=http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/News/Speeches/Speecheslist/DH_4096190]http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/News/Speeches/Speecheslist/DH_4096190[/url]
More evidence from recent history that things have not been as they should have been, and that they are still not as they should be:
2004: [url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/panorama/3900397.stm][url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/panorama/3900397.stm]http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/panorama/3900397.stm[/url][/url]
Quote: ‘Last February the Health Ombudsman, Ann Abraham, investigated the issue of Continuing Care and presented the government with a warning.
She said: "A pattern is emerging of NHS bodies struggling and sometimes failing to conform to the law...resulting in actual or potential injustice arising to frail elderly people and their relatives. The indications are that problems may be widespread'.’

[url=http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/9793.php][url=http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/9793.php]http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/9793.php[/url][/url]


And this one says it all: (No, I haven’t read all 70 pages of it ... just skimmed and gleaned!!)
[url=http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200405/cmselect/cmhealth/399/399i.pdf][url=http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200405/cmselect/cmhealth/399/399i.pdf]http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200405/cmselect/cmhealth/399/399i.pdf[/url][/url]

Quote: ‘Current arrangements for funding long term care are beset with complexity, and lack of clear Government guidance has led to widespread variations across the country. The artificial barriers between health and social care lie at the heart of the problems surrounding access to continuing care funding. It will be impossible to resolve these problems without first establishing a fully integrated health and social care system. We have therefore recommended, as this Committee and its predecessor Committees have done on numerous previous occasions, that the Government removes the structural division between health and social care.

And this one is from very very very recent history, dated 13 January 2010:
[url=http://www.epolitix.com/latestnews/article-detail/newsarticle/personal-care-bill-moves-to-lords/][url=http://www.epolitix.com/latestnews/article-detail/newsarticle/personal-care-bill-moves-to-lords/]http://www.epolitix.com/latestnews/article-detail/newsarticle/personal-care-bill-moves-to-lords/[/url][/url]
Quote: ‘Tom Clarke (Lab, Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill) expressed his concern that amendment 13 seeks to limit the discretion of local authorities in setting eligibility criteria for free care.
Data Protection Act 1998: Compliance Advice - Subject access - Right of access to Social Services records

http://www.ico.gov.uk/upload/documents/library/data_protection/practical_application/subject_access_-_right_of_access_to_social_services_records.pdf


Winter Fuel Payments:
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/moneytaxandbenefits/benefitstaxcreditsandothersupport/inretirement/dg_10018657

http://www.nhs.uk/CarersDirect/moneyandlegal/socialfund/Pages/WinterFuelPayments.aspx

http://www.dwp.gov.uk/publications/specialist-guides/technical-guidance/sb16-a-guide-to-the-social/winter-fuel-payments/#whowfp

Fantastic Steve. Thanks for taking the time to put the links up for us all. Could you make a designated area on this board where all the links you and others have put here for us can go in together. I don't know if it could be done, maybe like the area at the bottom of this board where the drop down says 'general chat' , couldn't there be a drop down stating 'Links to useful information' and all the links could go there as I sometimes have trouble trying to find some of the ones I need to look at that have been previously posted.
Hope it can be done, as I'm a computer dunce I don't know how difficult this would be. Thanks

Thanks, Steve, for 'stickying' them!

I won't have to go 'twice round the daffodils' any more to find them. Much appreciated.

VM

Direct payments - arranging your own care and services:
Direct payments are made by councils to people receiving social care services, instead of the council providing the service directly. Find out whether you can get direct payments,what you can and cannot use them for, and how to apply for them.

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/DisabledPeople/financialsupport/DG_10016128

VM

A simple and straightforward guide .... yes, I know it is all coming from a firm of Solicitors, but even so it's a fairly up-front explanation of the NHS Continuing Healthcare fiasco.

May be worth a read for beginners.

http://www.seniorsforumshropshire.org/PDF%20Wace%20Morgan/PDF%20Wace%20Morgan/Continuing%20Healthcare%20Funding%20AMENDED%20APRIL%202009-1.pdf

"The Welfare State intended that all sick people should be cared for in hospital, but in the 1980s there were massive closures of Cottage and Geriatric hospitals and long-stay wards. In the 1990s the Local Authorities/Social Services, through their social workers, were given the role of placing people in nursing homes and funding them, if necessary, after means testing. The principle of completely FREE nursing care of sick people, including the elderly, was largely forgotten."

VM

The MPs' Guide to NHS Continuing Healthcare:
Interesting little document I just found, dated 3 February 2010, and made available to our once-honourable Members of Parliament so that they might understand and be able to answer questions from their constituents!!

http://www.parliament.uk/commons/lib/research/briefings/snsp-04643.pdf

VM

NHS Continuing Healthcare: Continuing Care Redress - DoH doc dated 14 March 2007:
http://www.dh.gov.uk/prod_consum_dh/groups/dh_digitalassets/@dh/@en/@ps/@pub/@ppg/documents/digitalasset/dh_073093.pdf

VM

"Training materials" for the revised National Framework for NHS Continuing Healthcare and NHS-funded Nursing Care - the Powerpoint presentation is especially useful:
http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/DH_109873

VM

Goldsmith/Wandsworth

http://www.murraystable.com/files/articles/Judicial%20Review%20of%20Community%20Care%20Decisions.pdf

"There is no evidence that she took into consideration or communicated to [G’s daughter] any of the factors relating to the Appellant’s overall well-being as identified by [various documents], and – as her submission to the LCCP panel demonstrates – she was clearly concerned about the financial implications of the decision. In short, the decision of 13 August (if it was hers) was, in my judgment, a decision which was pre-determined, taken in the context of a manifestly flawed process and without a full and proper consideration of all the relevant considerations."

VM

How to obtain access to your medical records
A nice little booklet, made available by the Patients Association, and compiled 'in association' with Irwin Mitchell Solicitors.

http://www.patients-association.com/dbimgs/Patients%20Guide_access%20to%20your%20medical%20records%281%29.pdf

VM

Independent Safeguarding Authority: Referral Guidance
For those of us who are dealing with serious neglect/abuse of our relatives in care :

http://www.isa-gov.org.uk/PDF/Referral%20Guidance%20and%20Form%20FINAL%20v%2010-01.pdf

And a link to the Independent Safeguarding Authority's website itself: http://www.isa-gov.org.uk/default.aspx?page=379

Anyone can make a referral to what used to be called POVA (Protection of Vulnerable Adults), or POCA in the case of children, if you feel that the person(s) who are responsible for the neglect/abuse should never be allowed to work again with vulnerable adults/children, and if you have already been let down by those who should have made the referral, often the local authority or the care provider!

VM

Age Concern factsheet about "Paying for temporary care in a care home"

http://www.ageconcern.org.uk/AgeConcern/Documents/FS58Paying_for_temporary_care_in_a_care_home.pdf

VM

The Law Society - Evidence to the Commons Health Committee - Inquiry into NHS Continuing Care - February 2005:

http://www.lawsociety.org.uk/secure/file/161903/e:/teamsite-deployed/documents/templatedata/Internet%20Documents/Non-government%20proposals/Documents/nhscontcareevidencemarch05.pdf

A very good read.

VM

Continuing Care Campaign:

http://www.continuingcarecampaign.info/CCC/Welcome.html

VM

NHS Continuing Healthcare Refunds Guidance - March 2010:

http://www.dh.gov.uk/prod_consum_dh/groups/dh_digitalassets/@dh/@en/@ps/documents/digitalasset/dh_115052.pdf

VM

NHS Continuing Healthcare Practice Guidance - March 2010

http://www.dh.gov.uk/prod_consum_dh/groups/dh_digitalassets/@dh/@en/@ps/documents/digitalasset/dh_115132.pdf

VM

Link to ADASS Continuing Healthcare docs

http://www.adass.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=510&Itemid=390[u]

Difficult site to navigate, but on right-hand side is a useful 10-page doc called Summary of key points from Practice Guidance (Sept 2010)

Recommendation: click on the doc, and then save it to your pc in case it vanishes from ADASS!

VM

Local authorities and NHS trusts have the power of instructing an IMCA when they are undertaking reviews for individuals staying in accommodation arranged by a local authority or NHS trust, including care homes and hospitals.

The requirements are:

* the person lacks capacity to make a decision about their accommodation
* there are no family and friends who are appropriate to consult
* the person has been staying, or is likely to stay, in the accommodation for a continuous period of more than 12 weeks.

http://www.scie.org.uk/publications/guides/guide39/involvement/otherinvolvement.asp

VM

Another link for you -

Who Pays? Sets out responsibilities for who pays when there is a dispute between PCTs

http://www.dhcarenetworks.org.uk/_library/Who_pays_Establishing_a_responsible_commissioner.pdf

The part of main interest to those here would probably be page 29 as this document covers other patients as well as those needing continuing care.

And another link which someone may find useful - all about human rights and discrimination. Covers all aspects but of course this does include age and disability discrimination too.

Quite a nice easy site to navigate round too.

http://www.equalityhumanrights.com/

Here's another - this is for the Disability Law Service.

http://www.dls.org.uk/index.html

The information given out by this outfit is misleading and just plain WRONG and this thread has been deleted. Also this forum cannot be used to promote commercial interests and services.
For your information CRAG is irrelevant unless any accommodation provided by a local authority is proven to be provided within their mandate. Where there is illness, disability or injury ALL care including the provision of accommodation suitable for the delivery of that care is the sole responsibility of the NHS and no business of Social Services. A Local Authority CANNOT charge for services which they have no lawful mandate to provide in the first place. Steve.

Esquires wrote:The information given out by this outfit is misleading and just plain WRONG and this thread has been deleted. Also this forum cannot be used to promote commercial interests and services.
For your information CRAG is irrelevant unless any accommodation provided by a local authority is proven to be provided within their mandate. Where there is illness, disability or injury ALL care including the provision of accommodation suitable for the delivery of that care is the sole responsibility of the NHS and no business of Social Services. A Local Authority CANNOT charge for services which they have no lawful mandate to provide in the first place. Steve.

Steve,

Counsel and Care is a much respected Charity. It also provides great support to carers.

It is nothing to do with 'commercial interest and services'.

It is a Charity, established in 1954 because of the poor levels of care experienced by many frail older people.

VM

The NHS Constitution:

http://www.nhs.uk/choiceintheNHS/Rightsandpledges/NHSConstitution/Documents/nhs-constitution-interactive-version-march-2010.pdf

VM

NHS CONTINUING HEALTHCARE: Frequently Asked Questions - published 8 November 2011

http://www.dh.gov.uk/prod_consum_dh/groups/dh_digitalassets/documents/digitalasset/dh_131085.pdf

An interesting read for those who don't know all the answers already.

VM

Continuing NHS Healthcare - The National Framework for Implementation in Wales:
Dated: May 2010

http://wales.gov.uk/docs/dhss/publications/100614chcframeworken.pdf

VM

I omitted to add this link earlier today when I added the link to the CHC National Framework in Wales (see above) :

http://www.ageuk.org.uk/Global/Age-Cymru/Information-and-Advice/Age%20Cymru%20FS20w%20NHS%20continuing%20healthcare%20and%20NHS-funded%20nursing%20care%20in%20Wales%20%20Nov10%20110120.pdf

VM

Another link -

NHS-funded Nursing Care Practice Guide (revised) 2009 which is at

http://www.blackpool.nhs.uk/images/uploads/nhs_FNC_revised_guidance_2009.pdf

The 2007 version is mentioned in the NF in the main links so this appears to be newer.

NHC Continuing Healthcare Practice Guidance 2010:

http://www.dh.gov.uk/prod_consum_dh/groups/dh_digitalassets/@dh/@en/@ps/documents/digitalasset/dh_115477.pdf

VM

Who Pays? Establishing the Responsible Commissioner :

http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/DH_078466

includes details of the updates since original,

and/or:

http://www.dh.gov.uk/prod_consum_dh/groups/dh_digitalassets/@dh/@en/documents/digitalasset/dh_126387.pdf

which doesn't contain the updates.

VM

House of Commons Library - NHS CHC - Guide for MPs - 22 November 2011:

www.parliament.uk/briefing-papers/SN06128.pdf

VM

Inter-Agency Disputes - 17 October 2011 - Written by Richard Clayton QC and Annabel Lee, Barrister

http://www.4-5graysinnsquare.co.uk/uploads/docs/section5/Inter-agencydisputes.pdf

VM

Community care update with a focus on developments in community care law over a period of twelve months.

http://www.11kbw.com/articles/docs/CommunityCareJoanneClement.pdf

Interesting detail of and comment on the inter-authority dispute between St Helens BC v. Manchester PCT. Including the most recent events in the case of PE.

VM

Law Commission report on Adult Social Care - with references to CHC:
http://www.justice.gov.uk/lawcommission/areas/adult-social-care.htm

The full Report 11 May 2011 :
http://www.justice.gov.uk/lawcommission/docs/lc326_adult_social_care.pdf

The summary Report 11 May 2011 :
http://www.justice.gov.uk/lawcommission/docs/lc326_Adult_Social_Care_Report_Summary.pdf

VM