'We must be told about crucial changes to NHS care funding'

Which? article by Joanna Pearl, Senior Health Researcher - dated 14 April 2012

http://conversation.which.co.uk/consumer-rights/nhs-continuing-healthcare-claims-care-costs/#comments

"Have you tried to apply for continuing care funding? How do you think the Department of Health could help raise awareness of the changes made to these applications?"

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Posted my 2 pence worth

T/I



The N.H.S Has never been honest Re long term continuing care, Since the long term care wards were shut down by Margaret Thatcher, The corruption begun, Alzhimmers/Dementia patients were/ are farmed out to the private sector, Discriminated against for having an UN curable UN treatable disease, If it is known by the authorities that the person/ Persons has assets above a certain level, they are automatically told it is the law you have to pay for your long term care, Despite having a Terminal illness, IT IS NOT THE LAW , Health care is paid for from a lifetime of paying National Insurance contributions also income tax and any other tax that has been slapped upon us

It is written into the Core principles of the 1946 Health act, that health care is free at the point of need, and is based upon a patients health needs AND NOT THE ABILITY TO PAY , There have been several high court cases. that have laid down the law, the high courts have upheld the principle that health care is free at the point of need, in fact a judge passed in the Pam coughlan case on appeal, that any patient with needs the same as OR GREATER than Pam coughlan is entitled to fully funded continuing care paid for by the N,H,S, The test for long term continuing care is Known as the Coughlan Test, But the N.H.S Has ignored this and use their own variations of criteria, In other words they ignore the law to avoid their responsibilities of vulnerable patients young and old alike

If you people out there agree with the sentiments of the N.H.S You are helping them to Rob you at any age, It is not just the elderly that are being forced to pay for long term illness care, it also affects the younger generation, after Acute care in a hospital you are deemed to be fit to leave but need long term care YOU WILL HAVE TO PAY As well, If you stand by and do nothing and allow this to continue the profiteers win

I'm With the above, whatever assets i have they are going where they were meant to go my children and grandchildren, Not some fat cat

Spend it whilst you have the ability to enjoy it

Ern has spoken - (hope someone's listening!!)

It's great reading the comments! Did you know you can give the comments a 'thumbs up'?

Go do it now.

Thumbealina, only gave me one

T/I

T/I, don't be greedy.

You can give a 'thumbs up' to each comment you like - but 'you shall do this only once' as they say!

One thumbs-up per comment, that is.

So ten comments that you like = ten thumbs-ups. (Does that make sense? No, ..... oh well. One can but try.)

Have you done that T/I? Good!

Yep, I thumbed up all posts that i liked, then spotted I'd only got one thumbed up must be sitting on the other somewere

T/I

Nice work, Ern! Not bad for a duck.

http://conversation.which.co.uk/consumer-rights/nhs-continuing-healthcare-claims-care-costs/#comments

Thank you!! Its the Nesquik cocktails - they stimulate the brain. What a jolly good 'do' it was last weekend! Went back to work with some very vivid memories!!!

I've just thumbed you all up -ooops - pardon the expression!

and thrown my own two pennorth n'all

cheers folks, and thanks for posting the link Kermit.