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Guidance
National framework for NHS continuing healthcare and NHS funded nursing care
- From:
- Department of Health
- Part of:
- Long term health conditions and Choice in health and social care
- Published:
- 28 November 2012
- Last updated:
- 9 June 2016, see all updates
- Applies to:
- England
This guidance sets out the principles and processes of the National Framework for NHS continuing healthcare and NHS funded nursing care.
Documents
National framework for NHS continuing healthcare and NHS funded nursing care
PDF, 884KB, 140 pages
What is NHS Continuing Healthcare? Easy Read
PDF, 3.48MB, 44 pages
NHS continuing healthcare checklist
MS Word Document, 796KB
Decision support tool for NHS continuing healthcare (amended June 2016)
MS Word Document, 212KB
Fast track pathway tool for NHS continuing healthcare
MS Word Document, 760KB
NHS-funded nursing care best practice guidance (revised)
PDF, 341KB, 28 pages
Delayed discharges (continuing care) directions 2013
PDF, 55.5KB, 3 pages
Details
The national framework for NHS continuing healthcare and NHS funded nursing care sets out the principles and processes for determining eligibility. The associated tools (a checklist, decision support tool and fast track pathway tool), which are designed to help clinicians and practitioners with the decision making process, have also been revised accordingly.
NHS continuing healthcare is an ongoing package of health and social care that is arranged and funded solely by the NHS where an individual is found to have a ‘primary health need’. Such care is provided to an individual aged 18 or over, to meet needs that have arisen as a result of disability, accident or illness.
The documents are provided in word format for use by those involved in the assessment process for NHS continuing healthcare.
Document information
Published: 28 November 2012
Updated: 9 June 2016
- A question has been added to the decision support tool to find out if its completed while the individual concerned is in an acute hospital setting.
- Added delayed discharges directions
- National Framework for NHS Continuing Healthcare and NHS-funded Nursing Care (Revised November 2012): Equality Analysis document added.
- First published.