NHS Funding

NHS Continuing Healthcare Funding (CHC)

Some people with long-term complex health needs qualify for free social care arranged and funded solely by the NHS. This is known as NHS continuing healthcare.
  
To be eligible you must be assessed by healthcare professionals and your needs and support package will be reviewed regularly.

NHS Nursing Care Contribution  

NHS-funded nursing care is when the NHS pays for the nursing care component of nursing fees. The NHS pays a flat rate towards the cost of this nursing care.
  
Eligibility for NHS funded nursing care in a care home should not be considered until you are assessed as not being eligible for CHC funding and that a place in a nursing home is the best option for you.

Personal Health Budgets

A personal health budget uses NHS funding to create an individually agreed personalised care and support plan that offers you a greater choice and flexibility over how your assessed health and wellbeing needs are met.
 
If you are eligible, you will be given a personal health budget, and the amount of money in your personal budget is decided by us after a needs assessment to work out:

• What kind of care and support you need.
• How much it will cost.
• How much you're able to afford yourself.

 The amount of money in your personal budget can be spent in one of three ways:

1. A managed account: the local authority manages your personal budget in line with your wishes as agreed in the care plan. They look after the money, make arrangements for your care and support, and pay fees out of your personal budget.
2. An account managed by a third party: Similar to a managed account, except a third party manages your personal budget.
3. Direct payments: Are an alternative to other Adult Social Care Services care provisions. You are given the personal budget money to spend yourself on meeting your needs, in line with your care plan, in the way that suits you best.