Leabrook House Nursing Home VT 07012020 - 19012021

19/11/2025

CHC funding reviews / MDT meeting were arranged on the following dates but were rejected because of ongoing complaints.

16th December 2020
18th January 2021
4th January 2023
25th March 2024

On 19th September 2024 CHC forced a MDT but could not provide any evidence to justify a significant change in nursing needs.

On 7th November 2024 Birmingham and Solihull ICB reduced mums weekly NHS funding from £1385.52 to £235.88!

21st December mum passed away in a lovely / caring environment at Edgbaston Manor Nursing Home

No vulnerable person and family should have to endure years of suffering.

03/05/2025

30/04/2025

In the first part of the year we learned that NHS England is to be merged with the Department of Health and Social Care. This left many people with uncertainties about the effect on CHC services and what it might mean for applications and appeals currently underway.

In this spring edition of the Beacon CHC Bulletin we bring you the latest developments in this process; share new CHC resources published by the NHS; and talk you through the first steps in getting the CHC process started.

NHS England forthcoming merger and impact on CHC services

In March Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced that NHS England will be abolished in order to “cut bureaucracy” and bring management of the health service “back into democratic control”. The move will merge the NHS with the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), the legislative part of which is expected to take two years to fulfil, though practical changes will be implemented more quickly.

NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC) is a package which is enshrined in law. The policy will still continue though there may be some short-term disruption to elements of the process. The further 50% savings required to be made by ICBs following a round of savings in 2024 will undoubtedly impact frontline CHC services.

The main drivers for the merger are to cut duplication and improve accountability. NHS CHC is a key area which requires improved and robust accountability, and Beacon is looking to work positively and constructively with NHS colleagues to ensure meaningful accountability within the new system.

While we await further detail, we confirm that all of Beacon’s services will continue to function as usual. Updates will be communicated as they develop.

30/03/2025

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10/02/2025

Podcast Episode · Sky News Daily · 04/02/2025 · 17m

22/01/2025

Charity says many older people with chronic ill health and significant care needs are likely to be wrongly missing out on CHC funding!!

Charity says many older people with chronic ill health and significant care needs are likely to be wrongly missing out on CHC funding

22/01/2025

Continuing Healthcare: NHS England to cut £855m from Care Home Funding

At present, patients receiving care (such as those in a care home) are required to meet the full cost of their care.