I think the care home records and medical records are inaccurate ahead of the MDT meeting.
This is a problem that many of my clients have faced. Unfortunately, records pertaining to care aren’t always accurate or well maintained. Sometimes patients can also be transferred to different facilities, such as between hospitals and care homes, and this can also be a factor in poor record keeping or a reason for discrepancies to arise.
However, records should be consistent and accurate as they can have a major impact on NHS Continuing Healthcare as they are used as evidence to document somebody’s primary health needs and support requirements.
What can I do about inaccurate medical records?
One of the best things to do is to keep your own log on any healthcare needs or treatments, incidents in care homes or anything else that arises even from day to day. The more evidence that you collect the stronger the case will be.
This is also incredibly important as some conditions can cause unpredictable needs. Unpredictability should be taken into account at the assessment stage as a person may be fine one day, and not need as much (if any) care support, but the next day could need an incredible amount of support. So that the need is proven to be there, is it vital to keep a record of any changes or times when support is needed to prove that there is a primary health need, but that it is unpredictable.
What Just Caring Legal can do.
Just Caring Legal can create robust legal arguments to make your case as strong as possible to increase your chances of securing NHS Continuing Healthcare. We can challenge discrepancies or inaccurate medical records to ensure that primary health needs are categorised correctly.
If you have concerns about records which are kept, and the evidence that may be used for an NHS Continuing Healthcare assessment then contact Just Caring Legal today. Call us now on 0191 556 1078 or email us at [email protected]