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8/8/2016

Why are care home costs rising?

Why are care home costs in England and Wales rising? The Compass CHC team explores this issue and highlights what options are available to combat care home costs

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8/8/2016

When will your Local Authority contribute to care home costs?

When will your local authority contribute to care home costs? The Compass CHC team explain in detail how the process works and who is responsible for meeting care home costs.

Are you missing out on NHS cash to pay care home fees?
8/7/2016

Are you missing out on NHS cash to pay care home fees?

We comment on the article published in the Daily Telegraph concerning continuing healthcare funding.

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12/12/2015

What is Funded Nursing Care?

What is Funded Nursing Care – also known as Registered Nursing Care Contribution? As confirmed by the NHS website (http://www.nhs.uk/chq/Pages/what-is-nhs-funded-nursing-care.aspx) “NHS-funded nursing care is…

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12/10/2015

What is the National Framework for NHS Continuing Healthcare?

What is the National Framework for NHS Continuing Healthcare? The Compass CHC team explain all.

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12/7/2015

What is NHS Continuing Healthcare Funding?

What is NHS Continuing Healthcare Funding? The Compass CHC team provide a back to basics summary.

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11/30/2015

National Advice Line for NHS Continuing Healthcare

NHS England has launched The National Advice Line for NHS Continuing Healthcare, we explore the potential conflict of interest that arises from this arrangement

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11/23/2015

Rise in complaints about quality of social care assessments

What is the reason for the rise in the number of ombudsman complaints regarding social care and NHS continuing Healthcare assessments?

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11/20/2015

NHS Continuing Healthcare & when to instruct a solicitor

What are the benefits of instructing a solicitor or expert during the application for NHS continuing healthcare funding?

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11/17/2015

The Perils of “no win – no fee” & NHS continuing healthcare funding

Continuing healthcare funding experts may offer “no win-no fee” funding arrangements. The reality is that these situations can ultimately cost the client an eye watering amount.

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3/30/2015

Scandal of NHS Continuing Healthcare Funding

The Huffington Post article by Dr Irvine is a refreshingly honest assessment of the issues surrounding the minefield that is continuing healthcare funding

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2/6/2015

Postcode Lottery for NHS funded care

The Daily Mail report on the lack of NHS funding for care homes, a disparity in funding and postcode lottery provided by different Clinical Commissioning Groups

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2/1/2015

Does the “Care cap” fit? – We take a look at the issues

The Compass Continuing Healthcare team explore the “care cap” and whether it is the solution to the cost of care issues.

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1/24/2015

Social care cuts ‘major cause’ of A&E problems

Is the restriction of access to state funded care resulting in higher costs to other areas for the NHS?

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8/22/2014

Healthcare in the UK

Who is responsible for healthcare in the UK? And how does this relate to providing care home costs in later life for an elderly person?

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7/16/2014

Does NHS continuing healthcare funding pay care home costs?

Is there a cap on what level of costs NHS continuing healthcare funding will pay?

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