The Times has reported that a new survey has found that 87% of people don't know about funding for care through NHS Continuing Healthcare funding. The survey asked people from ages 45-60 which is … [Read more...]
Jeremy Hunt Indicates There Will Be a Cap on Social Care Costs – But How Far Will This Really Go to Helping Families?
Jeremy Hunt hints at a social care cap - and wider reforms to the social care system. In Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt’s first speech since he was also allocated the responsibility of the social care … [Read more...]
Is Putting NHS Continuing Healthcare Online The Way Forward?
The NHS Continuing Healthcare process can be slow and immensely frustrating for families. The full assessment process is supposed to take no longer than twenty eight days yet delays are common. Delays … [Read more...]
Dementia Patients Are Losing Their NHS Continuing Healthcare Funding
A Money Mail investigation has found that there is greater pressure than ever to screen out applicants from receiving NHS Continuing Healthcare. There is also a push for reviews of existing NHS CHC. … [Read more...]
Small Business of the Year Award – Runner Up 2018
What is the One Sunderland Expo? On the 15th of February, I had the pleasure of being one of three finalists shortlisted for the Small Business of the Year award at the One Sunderland Expo. This was … [Read more...]
The Victoria Derbyshire Show Highlights the Need For a Dementia-Friendly Society
On Thursday, Victoria Derbyshire focused her show on the topic of dementia. The episode is available to watch on iPlayer and for an hour, people with dementia, politicians, doctors, daughters, … [Read more...]
In response to The One Show and the need for awareness about NHS Continuing Healthcare Funding
Last night, The One Show aired a segment, led by Iain Lee, on the cost of social care. However, while the focus was on social care, there was little discussion about when social care tips to a primary … [Read more...]
Moving Forward With NHS Continuing Care – Where Is the Publicity?
Matthew Ray. Numbers. The statistics on NHS Continuing Care published by NHS England in September 2017 reveal the reality for those attempting to secure ongoing funding for care. There are … [Read more...]
Oxfordshire Changes Adult Social Care Charges – But Many People Still Don’t Know They Could Qualify For NHS Continuing Healthcare Funding
Oxfordshire council will change how it charges people who contribute to the cost of their care. The proposed changes by the council are: passing on the full cost of home care, the end of joint … [Read more...]
Donald Trump and Jeremy Hunt Go to War Over the NHS, But Is Our Healthcare Universal? What Financial Support Are We Entitled to for Healthcare Needs?
Trump and Hunt lock heads over the NHS US President Donald Trump and the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care have taken to Twitter to clash over the NHS. Twitter outbursts are nothing new … [Read more...]