NHS Continuing Healthcare

What is NHS Continuing Healthcare?

If a person you support has a serious health condition or needs specialist support from a nurse, you might want to find out about NHS funded care. 

This is called Continuing Health Care, or CHC.  

NHS CHC is care and support that is provided to an individual aged 18 or over. In other words, the NHS will meet any health and social care needs that have arisen as a result of disability, accident or illness. 

On this page you will find a selection of resources relevant to this topic. For more information, resources and guidance, why not visit AccessAva? 

Resources 

NHSCHC1: Request for CHC assessment- use this letter to request an assessment for NHS Continuing Health Care.

NHSCHC3:Request for review of a negative CHC Checklist- Use this letter where a person has been refused NHS CHC after a negative checklist decision:

NHSCHC4: Request for ICB local resolution review of NHS CHC eligibility decision - Use this letter where a person has been refused NHS CHC after a full assessment, and has not yet requested a local resolution (stage 1):

NHSCHC9: Letter requesting Independent Review of ICB NHS CHC eligibility decision - Use this letter where a person has been refused NHS CHC after a full assessment, and has not been successful at local resolution stage:

NHSCHC7 Complaint regarding NHS CHC care plan- use this letter to complain about an NHS CHC package of support