The NHS Funded Nursing and Continuing Health Care services have recently been changed.

For the latest information on these services please refer to the following links:

 a) Department of Health - has produced a leaflet “to answer your questions about NHS continuing healthcare and NHS-funded nursing care following the changes that were introduced on 1 October 2007 when the National Framework for NHS Continuing Healthcare and NHS-funded Nursing Care was implemented” http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/DH_079515

 b) Age Concern - has provided a factsheet that “explains the support available from the NHS if you have long term health needs following hospital treatment or because of a chronic illness or disability.”
http://www.ageconcern.org.uk/AgeConcern/fs20.asp