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| Joint statement re: NHS continuing healthcare funding for end of life care within care homes (both nursing and personal care) |
| Corporate Author | End of Life Care, NHS, Department of Health - DH |
| Publisher | Electronic format - DH, [September 2008] |
| Pages | 2 pp |
| Source | http://www.endoflifecareforadults.nhs.uk/eolc/file... |
| Keywords | Terminal care ; National Health Service ; Care homes ; Nursing homes ; Finance [care] ; Policy. |
| Annotation | This statement has been agreed by the Department of Health (DH) and the National End of Life Programme, with the purpose of clarifying the situation regarding access to NHS continuing healthcare funding by people living in care homes. NHS Continuing Healthcare funded care can be delivered in a care home setting (nursing or personal care). If an individual is eligible for NHS Continuing Healthcare, the Primary Care Trust (PCT) is responsible for funding the care package. For further information, the reader is alerted to the DH website's section on Continuing Care. (http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/SocialCare/Deliveringadult... (RH) |
| Accession Number | CPA-080916210 E |
| Classmark | LV: L4: KW: LHB: QC: QAD * |
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