Continuing Health Care

NHS continuing health care is a package of care for people with ongoing health care needs provided outside hospital but arranged and funded by the NHS. It can be provided at home or in a care home.

People who are eligible are likely to:

have a complex medical condition that requires a lot of care and support
need highly specialised nursing support

Someone nearing the end of their life may also be eligible if they have a condition that is rapidly getting worse and may be terminal.

Eligibility is determined by assessment. An initial screening by a health or social care professional is followed by a full assessment by a multi-disciplinary team.

Contacts

NHS Choices		NHS Choices website - continuing health care
Department of Health		Guide for practitioners
Age UK	Age UK Tavis House 1-6 Tavistock Square London WC1H 9NA Advice line 0800 169 6565	Advice on continuing health care
Alzheimer's Society	Alzheimer's Society Devon House 58 St Katharine's Way London E1W 1LB 020 7423 3500 (office) Help line 0300 222 1122 Email: enquiries@alzheimers.org.uk	Advice on continuing health care

Review date: September 2013

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