NHS continuing healthcare
The National Framework for NHS Continuing Healthcare has been republished to take into account the change from clinical commissioning groups to integrated care boards. Within NHS Dorset it is health and social care practitioners who will apply on behalf of individuals for NHS continuing healthcare. Members of the public cannot apply for NHS continuing healthcare directly.
Checklist training
NHS Dorset runs online CHC checklist training sessions for staff in Dorset who undertake screening for NHS continuing healthcare and complete checklists as part of the NHS continuing healthcare process. NHS Dorset is moving to a position where we only accept checklists from staff who have completed this training to ensure we have high quality appropriate referrals.
Fast-track training
NHS Dorset has developed an online fast track training document – “What it is and how to apply” to support responsible clinicians to complete fast track referrals. To ensure that referrals for fast track CHC funding contain all the relevant information to enable them to be processed quickly, example templates and a fast track tool guidance summary to support you have also been produced by the fast track team.
If you are making a fast track referral and require further support in completing the forms or determining the referrals clinical appropriateness, please contact the fast track team at phc.centralft@nhsdorset.nhs.uk who will be happy to assist you.
Continuing care training
We are in the process of developing training for health and social care practitioners working with children and young people. If you would like to submit a referral for continuing care and require assistance as to whether it is appropriate, please contact us.
Funded nursing care training
If you are a registered manager and would like NHS Dorset to undertake training please contact us. We have nurse practitioners working across Dorset who can support you in identifying when NHS continuing healthcare and funded nursing care would be applicable to your residents.
The Department of Health has produced guidance for the application of funded nursing care.
