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Home >  Publications > Special Reports - Health > Continuing care follow-up

Health Service Ombudsman for England

NHS funding for long term care: follow up report

1st  Report Session 2004-2005

Presented to Parliament pursuant to Section 14(4) of the Health Service Commissioners Act 1993

Ordered by The House of Commons to be printed 16th December 2004

HC 144 (2004-2005)

Contents

Foreword by Health Service Ombudsman
Summary
Background
Responding to demand for retrospective reviews
Delays in carrying out reviews
Local capacity
  Case finding
Reviewing and revising eligibility criteria
  Developments since February 2003
  Continuing care funding vs. free nursing care
The process of retrospective assessment and review
  Consistency of approach to reviews
  Assessment methods
  Panel procedures and documentation
  Communication with, and involvement of, patients and relatives
  Restitution
Conclusions and recommendations
Annex A Conclusions and recommendations from the Ombudsman's report, February 2003

Press Notice

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