New guide to help family carers with NHS Continuing Health Care

From Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities - helping carers better understand NHS Continuing Health Care and get the right support for relatives with learning disabilities. 

NHS Continuing Healthcare is the name for a complete package of health and social care that is paid for by the NHS. It is available for people who have been assessed to have a "primary health need". 

The booklet provides practical information about what exactly NHS Continuing Healthcare is, how people are assessed for it and how decisions are made. It also includes details about what happens if a person is eligible or not for NHS CHC as well as some advice about how to get help and useful contacts to get more information.

The questions addressed arose from families' experiences. Drawing on the Foundation's extensive work on access to health care for people with learning disabilities, the booklet was funded by Department of Health's Valuing People Now programme.

 The booklet is available: http://www.learningdisabilities.org.uk/publications/continuing-healthcare/