NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC) Advanced

Course Outline:

This advanced course delves into NHS Continuing Healthcare, helping professionals navigate the law, process, and best practice standards effectively.

NHS Continuing Healthcare is a very complex area of work and one which all professionals working in health and social care need to understand.

The aim of this course is to provide delegates who have some knowledge of NHS Continuing Healthcare with a detailed overview of the law underpinning CHC and the process end-to-end. The duties of the ICB will be explored along with the role of the LA to enable professionals to avoid pitfalls in the decision-making process, enabling them to carry out their role effectively and to best practice standards.

Delegates will consider the screening and assessment process, as well as the process of reviews and appeals of continuing care decisions.

Key Learning Outcomes:

Identify individuals who may have a “primary health need” and understand the importance of engaging the individual and their representatives in the CHC process
Describe the concept of “primary health need” and apply the concept to case examples to understand when the quality and quantity of care is beyond the scope of the Local Authority’s limits to provide
Understand the ICB’s duties and responsibilities to co-ordinate the process from completion of checklist to decision on funding and finalisation of care plan
Understand and apply the key principles of assessment and decision-making to practice examples in CHC cases
Examine the Decision Support Tool with a detailed look at the domains with practical examples
Examine the importance of creating and collating evidence which will contribute to clear, reasoned evidence-based decisions
Explain the role the ICB has in care planning and case management
Identify when and how joint funding may be appropriate where CHC eligibility is not established
Identify and correctly challenge CHC decisions by initiating and progressing dispute resolution between agencies