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This series takes a detailed look at the domains of the Decision Support Tool. This week we examine the second three descriptors in the Cognition domain, to help you assess your or your relative’s “level of need” in this important domain. Don’t miss parts one to thirteen of this series! Get Help Breaking Down The […]
This series takes a detailed look at the domains of the Decision Support Tool. This week we examine the first three descriptors in the Cognition domain, to help you assess your or your relative’s “level of need” in this important domain. Don’t miss parts one to twelve of this series! Get Help Breaking Down The […]
There are 12 areas of care need that are considered by an NHS Clinical Commissioning Group when assessing eligibility for NHS Continuing Healthcare Funding. These 12 areas of need are set out in the Decision Support Tool (DST) and referred to as ‘care domains’: Breathing Nutrition Continence Skin (including tissue viability) Mobility Communication Psychological and […]
There are 12 Care Domains that are measured on the Decision Support Tool when assessing eligibility for NHS Continuing Healthcare Funding. One of these Domains is Altered States of Consciousness (ASC). The DST describes Transient Ischemic Attacks (TIAs), Epilepsy and Vasovagal Syncope (fainting). General drowsiness and sleepiness would not normally constitute an ASC for the […]
Formal assessment of an individual’s eligibility for NHS Continuing Healthcare Funding (CHC) is conducted by an NHS Multi-Disciplinary Team using the Decision Support Tool (DST). The DST is a screening tool used by Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) assessors to record assessed levels of healthcare needs across all 12 Care Domains in one document – based on […]
When an MDT assessment is undertaken for NHS Continuing Healthcare Funding (CHC), the CCG will look at clinical records from the care home. There is a difference around the country as to the amount of clinical evidence CCGs will consider when assessing for CHC Funding. Different CCGs have differing approaches to the time period they […]
Families often ask us about ‘well-managed needs’ or quote the ‘well-managed needs’ principle, with very little understanding as to how it might apply to their relative’s assessment for NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC). The concept of what is a ‘well-managed need’ is admittedly confusing due to a lack of clarity and guidance in the NHS National […]
Has your relative been rejected (whether in full or part) for NHS Continuing Healthcare in the last 6 months? If so, have you been told that you can appeal to an Independent Review Panel? Often the Care Commissioning Group (CCG) will review their own decisions internally, this will be called something like a ‘Local Panel’ […]
If your local NHS Clinical Commissioning Group has rejected your application for NHS Continuing Healthcare funding, you always have the option to appeal to an NHS England Independent Review Panel (IRP). A few years ago, if you attended an Independent Review Panel (IRP), you might have expected to be there for – well, as long […]
Many families are wrongly told that NHS Continuing Healthcare funding is only available for people who are at the end of their life. Not only is this incorrect, but it also often means…
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