Guidance

NHS continuing healthcare fast-track pathway tool

Identify individuals who need to be fast-tracked for immediate provision of NHS continuing healthcare.

Documents

Fast-track pathway tool for NHS continuing healthcare guidance

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Fast-track pathway tool for NHS continuing healthcare referral form

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Fast-track pathway tool for NHS continuing healthcare referral form

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Fast-track pathway tool for NHS continuing healthcare referral form

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If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need a version of this document in a more accessible format, please email publications@dhsc.gov.uk. Please tell us what format you need. It will help us if you say what assistive technology you use.

Details

Use this tool to identify individuals who need to be fast-tracked for immediate provision of NHS continuing healthcare due to a rapidly deteriorating condition that may be entering a terminal phase.

A form for completion by the referring clinician is included in the main guidance document. Accessible versions of the guidance and form are published alongside.

Published 1 March 2018
Last updated 23 August 2022 + show all updates
  1. Added HTML, PDF, Word and ODT versions of the guidance and referral form, including accessible versions.

  2. Updated to reflect changes to the national framework in 2022. Equalities monitoring questions brought in line with the latest NHS England patient level data set (launched in April 2022).

  3. First published.