Continuing Health Care Services in Cheshire & Merseyside

Description

The main purpose of the service is to deliver a service that fully complies with the statutory National Framework in relation to NHS Funded Care. This includes delivery of commissioned care, per individual patient, in line with service specifications that cover: Continuing healthcare Funded nursing care Complex care packages including palliative care Children's and young people's continuing care Specialist mental health care (Section 117) Specialist learning disabilities The service provides assessment, case management and review including: Allocation of care for patients based on clinical need Co-ordination of the continuing healthcare and funded nurse care panel Personal health budget planning Clinical review of continued eligibility for care Annual review of provider delivery The administration of referrals Continuing healthcare, mental health and learning disability and lead case management