If your needs change then your eligibility for NHS continuing healthcare may change. Your eligibility for NHS continuing healthcare depends on your assessed needs, and not on any particular diagnosis or condition.

how unpredictable they are, including any risks to your health if the right care is not provided at the right time.

The team will look at all your care needs and relate them to: To be eligible for NHS continuing healthcare, you must be assessed by a team of healthcare professionals (a multidisciplinary team). NHS continuing healthcare is for adults. Children and young people may receive a 'continuing care package' if they have needs arising from disability, accident or illness that cannot be met by existing universal or specialist services alone.įind out more about the children and young people's continuing care national framework on GOV.UK Am I eligible for NHS continuing healthcare? NHS continuing healthcare can be provided in a variety of settings outside hospital, such as in your own home or in a care home.

Where can NHS continuing healthcare be provided? This is known as NHS continuing healthcare. Some people with long-term complex health needs qualify for free social care arranged and funded solely by the NHS.

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