Continuing Healthcare
- Continuing Healthcare
- NHS Funded nursing care
- Links to publications
- Applying for Continuing Healthcare or NHS Funded Nursing Care in Dorset
Continuing Healthcare
NHS Continuing Healthcare is the name given to a package of services which is arranged and funded by the NHS for people outside hospital with ongoing health needs. You can get continuing healthcare in any setting, including your own home or in a care home. NHS continuing healthcare is free, unlike help from social services for which a charge may be made depending on your income and savings.
Anyone assessed as requiring a certain level of care need can get NHS continuing healthcare. It is not dependent on a particular disease, diagnosis or condition, nor on who provides the care or where the care is provided.
If your overall care need shows that your primary need is a health one, you should qualify for continuing healthcare.
NHS Funded Nursing Care
NHS funded nursing care is a contribution towards your registered nursing care made by your Primary Care Trust.
You should received NHS funded nursing care if:
- you have been assessed as requiring the services of a registered nurse
- you do not qualify for NHS continuing healthcare (i.e. nursing and accommodation costs) but have been assessed as requiring the services of a registered nurse
- you are not receiving registered nursing care in any other way (e.g. directly from your primary care trust).
Links to Publications
The following are links to the National Framework for NHS Continuing Healthcare and NHS-funded Nursing Care publications. The publications have been produced by the Department of Health.
- The National Framework for NHS Continuing Healthcare and NHS-funded Nursing Care
- NHS Funded Nursing Care Practice
The following is the toolkit which is used to support practitioners in making a decision as to whether Contuing Care is appropriate.
Public Information Leaflet - this leaflet has been produced to answer your questions about NHS continuing healthcare and NHS-funded nursing care following the changes that were introduced on 1 October 2007 when the National Framework for NHS Continuing Healthcare and NHS-funded Nursing Care was implemented.
Applying for Continuing Healthcare or NHS Funded Nursing Care in Dorset
If you feel you may be eligible for either Continuing Healthcare or NHS Funded Nursing Care and you are registered with a GP in the NHS Dorset boundary, then you will need to contact the NHS Funded Continuing Healthcare Department, the details are below.
NHS Funded Continuing Healthcare and NHS Funded Nursing Care
NHS Dorset
Forston Clinic
Herrison Road
Charminster
Dorset DT2 9TB
Telephone number: 01305 361129 or 361123