FOI Ref: 0098FOI1920 

11^th September 2019  

Freedom of Information Act 2000 - Request for Information 

We are pleased to respond to your request for information and our response is set out below: 

Request/ Response 

I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act. 

Please could you provide me with the following information regarding NHS continuing health care (CHC) payments in the five years up to the end of the 2018-2019 financial year (April 6): 

• The amount of funding the CCG has paid out as a result of retrospective CHC claims, broken down by year

 Please see table below: 

Year	Gross Reimbursement (£)
2014/15	576,635
2015/16	635,209
2016/17	520,722
2017/18	468,443
2018/19	56,919

 

• The number of people who have had their CHC funding withdrawn, broken down by year

 Please see table below: 

Year	No. funding discontinued after review
2014-2015	37
2015-2016	25
2016-2017	88
2017-2018	130
2018-2019	87

 

• The number of people who have undergone reassessments for their CHC funding, broken down by year 

Please see table below: 

Year	No. of full reviews undertaken
2014-2015	700
2015-2016	338
2016-2017	416
2017-2018	562
2018-2019	424