FOI Ref: 0153FOI1920
27th November 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
When carrying out an assessment of eligibility for NHS Continuing Healthcare, a relevant body must ensure that a multi-disciplinary team undertakes an assessment of needs, or has undertaken an assessment of needs, that is an accurate reflection of that person’s needs at the date of the assessment of eligibility for NHS Continuing Healthcare.
Please provide a copy of the FORM/S, used for the assessment of needs as described above, or point to where it can be found.
Response
The FORM as described above is the Decision Support Tool which is referred to in the National Framework. Information on the National Framework can be found here:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-framework-for-nhs-continuinghealthcare-and-nhs-funded-nursing-care
To view the Decision Support Tool please see link: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nhs-continuing-healthcare-decisionsupport-tool.
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