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NHS continuing healthcare<\/h1>\n

Learn more about NHS funding for people with significant health needs who require extended care.<\/p>\n

NHS continuing healthcare (CHC) is a package of care arranged and funded solely by the NHS for individuals who are not in hospital, but who have on-going complex, intense, or unpredictable healthcare needs. You can receive CHC services in any setting, including your own home or a care home.<\/p>\n

If you are eligible for CHC, Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board will fund the care required to meet your identified care needs.<\/p>\n

These leaflets produced by the Department of Health are guides for individuals who may be in need of ongoing care and support from health and social care professionals as a result of disability, accident or illness. It also explains the process used to determine whether the individual is eligible.<\/p>\n NHS continuing healthcare and NHS-funded nursing care<\/a>\n\n What is NHS Continuing Healthcare? - Easy Read Guide<\/a>\n\n

Who is eligible for NHS continuing healthcare?<\/h2>\n

Eligibility is not dependent on a particular disease, diagnosis or condition, or on who provides the care or where it\u2019s provided. If your overall assessment of care shows that you have a \u2018primary health need\u2019, you may be eligible.<\/p>\n

Anyone over 18 years old who has been assessed as having a certain level of care need is entitled to NHS continuing healthcare. CHC is free, unlike support provided by Local Authorities where a financial charge may be made depending on a person\u2019s income and savings. Assessments for adults are made according to the Department of Health National Framework<\/a>.<\/p>\n Commissioning Policy for Individual Funded Care<\/a>\n\n

For more information about NHS continuing healthcare<\/h3>\n

Tel:\u00a00117 900 2626<\/a><\/p>\n

Email (Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire):\u00a0bnssg.chcteam@nhs.net<\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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