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Will NHS-style social care replace NHS Continuing Healthcare funding?
Plans for an NHS-style social care system have raised an important question for families across England: Will social care become free, and will people still need NHS Continuing Healthcare funding? Prime Minister Andy Burnham has outlined a vision for a universal social care service that would be fr
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Potential social care reforms: a solution or not?
As recently reported, the Prime Minister is exploring whether there are viable options to reform the social care system and how it is funded. We welcome reform and have long campaigned for changes to a social care funding system that can result in individuals losing assets accrued over a lifetime to
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Social care reform may be coming, but families shouldn’t wait to seek CHC support
Calls for reform of England’s social care system have been thrust back into the spotlight after Labour leader Andy Burnham called for action, stating: “Let’s have the courage to fix the big things that politics has neglected, like social care…” Whilst this is a positive and
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NHS paid private firm to cut CHC funding
A recent Telegraph investigation has revealed that the NHS paid a private company, Liaison Group, a 33% commission on the savings it generated by removing or reducing patients’ NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC) funding. Across multiple Integrated Care Boards, Liaison Group has helped cut more than
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Autumn budget 2025 response
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has delivered her Autumn budget, announcing tax rises to fund public spending priorities while keeping borrowing under control. The NHS is a major beneficiary, with billions allocated to cut waiting lists, expand diagnostic services, and invest in technology and workforce pa
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Chronic delays in NHS Continuing Healthcare assessments puts vulnerable patients at risk
Thousands of vulnerable individuals across England are facing severe delays in NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC) checklist assessments, leaving many without timely evaluation or appropriately funded care. These delays have significant consequences: individuals who may urgently need support remain unas
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Latest research concludes CHC funding is inconsistent and unfair
The latest report ‘All or nothing? Access and variation in NHS continuing health care’ published by the health think tank, The Nuffield Trust has reported that NHS continuing healthcare (CHC) is failing to reach some of the most unwell patients in England. Overall, the number of people eligible
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Councils face growing cost of complex social care
Local councils are being forced to cut back on neighbourhood health and prevention as they struggle to meet the rising cost of more complex and expensive social care, according to a recent survey from the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS). Spending pressures faced by councils
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Care costs rise to £1,800 per week
Average care costs have risen by around 18% over the last three years. The Sunday Times recently reported that one in seven nursing homes are now charging self-funding residents more than £1,800 per week. Many care and nursing homes have increased their fees to cover higher running costs, such as e
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NHS England to be abolished
Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced today that NHS England, the administrative body responsible for running the national health service in England, will be scrapped to reduce bureaucracy and bring the management of the NHS “back into democratic control.” The abolition of NHS England is e
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