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| Continuing care: NHS and local councils' responsibilities |
| Corporate Author | Department of Health - DH |
| Publisher | Department of Health, London, June 2001 |
| Pages | 20 pp (Health service circular HSC 2001/015: Local authority circular LAC |
| Source | Department of Health, PO Box 777, London SE1 6XH. Website: http://www.doh.gov.uk/coinh.htm |
| Keywords | Circulars ; Department of Health [legislation and circulars] ; Camping ; Nursing homes ; Residents [care homes] ; Long term ; Finance [care] ; Law. |
| Annotation | "Continuing care" (or "long-term care") is a general term describing care needed over an extended period of time, as the result of disability, accident or illness to deal with both physical and mental health needs, which may require services from the NHS and/or social care. This guidance consolidates the guidance in HSC 1999/180 / LAC(99)30 on continuing NHS health care in the light of the judgment ex parte Coughlan. Health authorities should report their position with regard to continuing care to their Regional Office by 1 October 2001; and they are to have agreed joint continuing health and social care needs eligibility for implementation by 1 March 2002. Annex A lists previous guidance and circulars cancelled by this circular. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-010709208 C |
| Classmark | 6I: VK9: HSC(2001)18: LHB: KX: 4Q: QC: VR * |
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