Why legal help can make all the difference.
The NHS Continuing Healthcare process should be much more straight forward than it actually is. However, there are a lot of areas where people can trip up and be found ineligible for funding. It is widely reported that there are also huge variations across the UK when it comes to CCGs being likely to award NHS Continuing Healthcare. Unfortunately, this can make the system a postcode lottery. It absolutely should not be the case but it does happen and that’s why it’s important to make your case as strong as possible. An NHS Continuing Healthcare solicitor can do just that.
There are many mistakes that can be made throughout the NHS Continuing Healthcare process. These can include (but are not limited to): poor medical records, shutting individuals out of their own healthcare assessments, inaccurately recording or categorising primary health needs and/or incorrectly applying the National Framework. Sadly, these errors aren’t uncommon and they can seriously impact someone’s likelihood of being found eligible for NHS Continuing Healthcare funding.
What a solicitor can do.
An NHS Continuing Healthcare solicitor can cut out these mistakes and maximise your chances of eligibility for fully funded care if you have a ‘primary healthcare need’. They can be present at all of the appropriate meetings, guide you through the system as smoothly as possible, challenge any wrongly categorised health needs and be robust in ensuring the process is as fair as possible.
Too often, people go it alone and then are found ineligible for fully funded care. The system can be overwhelming, complex, and highly difficult to navigate. There isn’t huge amounts of information available so people often don’t know their rights or how best to make strong arguments to be able to challenge different decisions. This can leave people feeling lost and ultimately, cost huge sums of money in the long-run if found ineligible. Instead of relying on an appeals process in case anything does go wrong, at Just Caring Legal we believe people should aim to make their case as strong as possible from the very beginning. It’s a quicker process to apply for current NHS Continuing Healthcare funding than it is to wait months and even years through the appeals process so it’s important to get it right from the start.
There’s a stigma around solicitors that they are hugely expensive butJust Caring Legaloffer competitive rates and we also include a free initial consultation so we can evaluate your case to ensure that you’re getting best value for money. Simply put, if we think your case isn’t strong then we will tell you that it’s perhaps not in your best interest not to proceed. An NHS Continuing Healthcare solicitor can help make the difference with your case.
Get in touch.
For expert medio-legal advice, you can speak with Rosalind Hughes today. Rosalind set up Just Caring Legal to be able to advocate for people who are entitled to access NHS Continuing Healthcare funding. She is a solicitor who specialises specifically in NHS Continuing Healthcare funding, meaning she knows the ins and outs of the entire process and can make your case as strong as possible.
For your free consultation, contact Roz today. Call us now on 0191 556 1078 or email us at [email protected].