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I am delighted to be able to wish Just Caring Legal a huge happy birthday, taking a moment to recognise two years of successful trading, and what a couple of years they have been! Friday the 4th March 2016 was my last day at a large Law firm in Newcastle after handing in my notice three months earlier. I had taken a leap of faith to become self-employed. My...
Findings that are cause for concern. A new survey by Which? has found that some Clinical Commissioning Groups are twenty fives times less likely to award NHS Continuing Healthcare funding than in other areas. This issue has drawn particular attention from the Daily Mail as there are concerns that this is disproportionately hitting pensioners. NHS Continuing Healthcare is fully funded package of care for those who are deemed to have a...
Giving patients greater control over personal health budgets. Care Minister Caroline Dinenage has revealed plans to allow people in receipt of NHS Continuing Healthcare to have greater control over their personal health budgets. The move comes as pressure has mounted on the Government to bring reforms to the NHS Continuing Healthcare system after months of stories on the lack of awareness about NHS Continuing Healthcare as well as...
The Government has been urged by a new Public Accounts Committee report to take action to stop potentially thousands of people from missing out on NHS Continuing Healthcare funding. The report has highlighted several serious concerns, all of which have been well documented by those who have experienced of the system in the past. There is a new target implementation date for changes to be made to help people to be...
Why there are fears about the NHS Continuing Healthcare squeeze. The Guardian has reported that many people receiving NHS Continuing Healthcare are living in fear of losing their independence and being placed in a care home due to the squeeze on what clinical commissioning groups are paying towards care. The Government has placed increasing pressure on services to make savings. Earlier this year, the Public Accounts Committee reported that...
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 a huge honour. Just Caring Legal was set up in 2016, and it has been incredible to see the business grow and gain greater recognition. At One Sunderland Expo, I was joined by SunFM and NatWest who...
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 for Trump. The latest controversy means that the NHS is under scrutiny from the world. The Democrats are pushing for Universal HealthCare while thousands of people are marching in the UK because...
The average cost of residential care for someone paying their own way is at an all-time high. It now stands at £846 per week – or nearly £44,000 per year – according to a report in November 2017. Meanwhile, the average length of stay in a care home is around two and a half years. It’s clear the majority of elderly people will struggle to afford long-term residential...
You’re not alone! New report highlights how tens of thousands are failing to receive NHS care funding they are entitled to. Are you trying to access NHS Continuing Healthcare funding for yourself or a relative – but getting nowhere? If so, you are far from alone. A new report by the government Public Accounts Committee says tens of thousands of people in England are having this vital care...