CRITERIA ONE of the following Functional Support Group (LCWRA) criteria must be met: Mobilising 50m Transfer independently Reaching Picking up and/or moving Manual dexterity Making yourself understood Understanding communication Weekly incontinence Learning tasks Awareness of hazards Personal actions Coping with change Engaging socially Appropriateness of behaviour Unable to eat / drink / chew / swallow / convey food or drink ONE of the criteria is met, ALL FOUR of the following criteria must also be met: Criterion Description Examples of Examples of conditions that might conditions that might meet the criteria not meet the criteria The level of The level of Motor Neurone Disease Conditions which might function would function would (MND), severe and be severe at times but always meet always meet progressive forms of recovery of function LCWRA LCWRA criteria MS, Parkinson’s, All might be present for dementias, All substantial periods, such chromosomal as recently diagnosed conditions, relapsing Huntington’s, severe forms of irreversible MS or some people with cardiorespiratory failure, less severe mental severe acquired brain health conditions with injury list is not periods of reasonable …this exhaustive function Lifelong The condition will Conditions which might condition, once always be be cured by transplant / diagnosed present. Some surgery / treatments or lifelong conditions conditions which might are present from resolve. This should be birth, but others based on currently will develop or be available treatment on acquired later in the NHS and not on the life prospect of scientists discovering a cure in the future
CRITERIA ONE of the following Functional Support Group (LCWRA) criteria must be met: Mobilising 50m Transfer independently Reaching Picking up and/or moving Manual dexterity Making yourself understood Understanding communication Weekly incontinence Learning tasks Awareness of hazards Personal actions Coping with change Engaging socially Appropriateness of behaviour Unable to eat / drink / chew / swallow / convey food or drink ONE of the criteria is met, ALL FOUR of the following criteria must also be met: Criterion Description Examples of conditions that might meet the criteria Examples of conditions that might not meet the criteria The level of function would always meet LCWRA The level of function would always meet LCWRA criteria Motor Neurone Disease (MND), severe and progressive forms of MS, Parkinson’s, All dementias, All chromosomal conditions, Huntington’s, severe irreversible cardiorespiratory failure, severe acquired brain injury …this list is not exhaustive Conditions which might be severe at times but recovery of function might be present for substantial periods, such as recently diagnosed relapsing forms of MS or some people with less severe mental health conditions with periods of reasonable function Lifelong condition, once diagnosed The condition will always be present. Some lifelong conditions are present from birth, but others will develop or be acquired later in life Conditions which might be cured by transplant / surgery / treatments or conditions which might resolve. This should be based on currently available treatment on the NHS and not on the prospect of scientists discovering a cure in the future
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