Framework sets out NHS England’s intentions to make better data and information available that is in the interests of CCGs, patients, and the public. The National Framework sets out the assessment criteria that should be standardised and applied across the country. The purpose of this is to ensure that “access to assessment, care provision and support [is]… fair, consistent and free from discrimination” (National Framework page 7). It is a statutory responsibility for CCGs to provide NHS CHC to individuals who meet the eligibility criteria as set out in the National Framework and this work is therefore in the public interest because patients and their families want to know that they and their loved ones are receiving the care they are entitled to. The dataset also includes information on the uptake of personal health budgets which the NHS CHC patients have had a to have” since “right October 2014. This dataset will provide the only published information that monitors this progress. Individuals in receipt of NHS CHC are also one of the patient categories of the new Individual Personalised Commissioning Programme and this data collection will form a key data component with regards to progress and understanding of the roll out of the programme. In addition NHS CHC is referred to in paragraph 14 of the NHS England CCG Assurance Framework as one of two priority areas for focus on this year NHS CHC continues to be a high profile area. The question of who funds ongoing care for people with significant nursing / care needs has been legally contested since the 1990s and has been subject to key legal judgements and Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) scrutiny. In particular one of the key criticisms by the PHSO was variation in access to NHS CHC. With the introduction of the National Framework in 2007, the numbers receiving NHS CHC have continued to increase and NHS England needs to be assured that regional and local variation in eligibility is reducing. NHS CHC is also of significant interest to Ministers who receive
Framework sets out NHS England’s intentions to make better data and information available that is in the interests of CCGs, patients, and the public. The National Framework sets out the assessment criteria that should be standardised and applied across the country. The purpose of this is to ensure that “access to assessment, care provision and support [is]… fair, consistent and free from discrimination” (National Framework page 7). It is a statutory responsibility for CCGs to provide NHS CHC to individuals who meet the eligibility criteria as set out in the National Framework and this work is therefore in the public interest because patients and their families want to know that they and their loved ones are receiving the care they are entitled to. The dataset also includes information on the uptake of personal health budgets which the NHS CHC patients have had a “right to have” since October 2014. This dataset will provide the only published information that monitors this progress. Individuals in receipt of NHS CHC are also one of the patient categories of the new Individual Personalised Commissioning Programme and this data collection will form a key data component with regards to progress and understanding of the roll out of the programme. In addition NHS CHC is referred to in paragraph 14 of the NHS England CCG Assurance Framework as one of two priority areas for focus on this year NHS CHC continues to be a high profile area. The question of who funds ongoing care for people with significant nursing / care needs has been legally contested since the 1990s and has been subject to key legal judgements and Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) scrutiny. In particular one of the key criticisms by the PHSO was variation in access to NHS CHC. With the introduction of the National Framework in 2007, the numbers receiving NHS CHC have continued to increase and NHS England needs to be assured that regional and local variation in eligibility is reducing. NHS CHC is also of significant interest to Ministers who receive
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