The department of health is reminding families the deadline is approaching for NHS continuing healthcare. Anyone who believes that the NHS should have in the past carried out an assessment into paying for their or their loved one’s care due to health reasons has until Sunday 30 September to apply.
The deadline only applies to:
o those who have never received an assessment for NHS Continuing Healthcare – the package of health and social care that is arranged and funded solely by the NHS and is free to the patient; and
o those who believe they may have been eligible for periods of care which occurred between 1 April 2004 and 31 March 2011.
Anyone who meets these two criteria should contact their local Primary Care Trust before Sunday 30 September – details can be found online at NHS Choices www.nhs.uk/ or in the phone book.
They do not need any legal advice to request to be considered for an assessment and they only need to notify their local Primary Care Trust before the deadline. There is no need to present a full medical history.
Public health minister,Anna Soubry said: “In March we asked the NHS to communicate this deadline as quickly and effectively as possible to local people through whatever means necessary.
“However, if you are not aware of the deadline then please don’t worry. If you believe that you or a loved one should have been assessed for eligibility for a past period of care, then all you need to do is contact your local Primary Care Trust by this Sunday. You can find their contact details online at NHS Choices, or in the phone book.
“The deadline to register for an assessment is fast approaching and we want everyone that should have been entitled to be assessed for a past period of care to be considered as soon as possible.”
NHS Continuing Healthcare is a package of health and social care that is arranged and funded solely by the NHS, subject to the assessment of a person’s care needs – this is free to the individual.
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