The NHS in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland seeks views on fairer, sustainable funding for Continuing Healthcare
Patients receiving NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC) funding and their carers and families are being urged to give their views on making funding fairer and sustainable for all eligible patients across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.
The local Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) – East Leicestershire and Rutland CCG, Leicester City CCG and West Leicestershire CCG – who plan and pay for local healthcare services, are reviewing the current ‘Settings of Care’ policy.
This is the policy that determines how and when CCGs will support individual choice of care setting (e.g. care at home, in a care home or elsewhere) for people receiving CHC funding. It also guides the level of funding for providing care in that setting and includes criteria which ensure individual circumstances are taken into account.
In addition to writing to all patients this could affect, the CCGs are also encouraging family members, carers and members of groups who support people in receipt of NHS Continuing Healthcare funding to share their views (patients who receive packages of care funded by the Local Authority will not be affected by the Settings of Care policy review.)
The questionnaire is available here https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/settingsofcare.
An easy read version is also available to download: Settings of care easy read FINAL.
If you require the survey in a different format or language, please contact East Leicestershire and Rutland CCG on 0116 295 3405 or email enquiries@eastleicestershireandrutlandccg.nhs.uk
The closing date for the survey is Wednesday 27 July 2016.
There is also an event at 2pm on Thursday 14 July at the NSPCC National Training Centre, 3 Gilmour Close, Leicester LE4 1EZ to enable patients, family and carers to find out more and to ask questions. To book a place and to let the CCG know of any accessibility requirements you may have, please call 0116 295 1155.