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Don’t take ’No’ for an answer. If you believe you are right, fight on!
June 1, 2020
Here’s an example where determination in the face of adversity has paid dividends for a client who was wrongly being denied her proper entitlement to NHS Continuing Healthcare Funding (CHC). CHC is a free package of care provided by the … Continue readingWhat is NHS Continuing Healthcare? An overview of the assessment and appeal process
May 4, 2020
Did you know that if your relative has healthcare needs, they may have all their care and accommodation paid for in full, free of charge, by the NHS, and such funding is not means-tested? This funding is known as NHS Continuing Healthcare (or ‘CHC’ for … Continue readingCovid-19
March 18, 2020
We would like to reassure our clients throughout this difficult period that our team will still be on hand to provide our normal level of service, and should you be in the position where you need to speak to us … Continue readingWhy are the NHS wasting cash on CHC retrospective claims?
March 5, 2020
Farley Dwek have a wealth of experience in retrospectively recovering care home fees that have wrongly been paid following incorrect, improper or flawed assessments for NHS Continuing Healthcare Funding (‘CHC’ for short). Here are a couple of recent examples where … Continue readingBeware authorities trying to obstruct or revoke your relative’s Lasting Power of Attorney!
March 2, 2020
Understanding the basic difference between a Will and an LPA Many people do not understand the critical difference between a Will and a Lasting Power of Attorney. A Lasting Power of Attorney (‘LPA’) enables you (the donor) to appoint a … Continue readingYear in Review – reflecting on 2019
December 18, 2019
This year has seen yet another increase in the number of clients seeking help with their assessment or appeal for NHS Continuing Healthcare Funding (CHC). This is a very specialised niche area and Farley Dwek Solicitors are proud to be … Continue readingAre you getting the most out of the Multi-Disciplinary Team assessment?
December 11, 2019
If your spouse, relative or friend has a ‘primary healthcare need”, ie needs over and above those which the local authority are legally obliged to provide, then they may be entitled to have all their care fees, including accommodation, paid … Continue reading“How one family was left £50,000 out of pocket because of a seven-year care funding backlog”
November 14, 2019
Sunday 10th November 2019 The Sunday Telegraph wrote an excellent article dealing with the failings of NHS Clinical Commissioning Groups, and inordinate delays encountered as more people are forced to appeal poor or wrong decisions when rejected for NHS Continuing … Continue readingIs The NHS CHC Funding System Fit For Purpose?
October 8, 2019
The problems encountered by the NHS in assessing Continuing Healthcare Funding were highlighted in the recent House of Commons Committee of Public Accounts (NHS continuing healthcare funding) Thirteenth Report of Session 2017-19, which said in summary: “NHS continuing healthcare (CHC) … Continue readingWhy It’s Vital To Get Assessed For NHS Continuing Healthcare Funding Before Getting Into Debt
We were recently contacted by an enquirer who told us of her despair after being harassed and bullied by the Local Authority to repay her mother’s care home fees which had been funded under a ‘Deferred Payment Scheme’. Essentially, if … Continue reading
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