Posted on January 31, 2018
Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DOLS)
The DOLS scheme, launched back in 2007 (as an amendment to the Mental Capacity Act 2005), aimed to provide a framework under which the detention of an adult in a care home or hospital, who lacked mental
capacity to consent to such a detention, would have to be authorised by a supervisory body.
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There is no doubt that health and social care issues will continue to be in the headlines in the coming year. But, whilst we wait for policy announcements on the bigger picture, it is individuals and their families that are bearing the costs, financially and emotionally, of the current pressures.
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Following its report on the state of the care home market last November, the Competition and Markets Authority will be taking further steps to improve consumer confidence in care home provision.
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Given that information on proposed reforms is not due until the summer, it seems unlikely that social care will get a mention in the spring budget unless winter pressures in the NHS finally do launch it off the cliff edge that it currently hangs on.
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Navigating the health and social care maze can be confusing. We have come across clients who have been told:
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Also known as ‘Registered Nursing Care Contribution’ or FNC, it is a payment made by the NHS to nursing homes for the element of care provided by a registered nurse. Eligibility for NHS continuing healthcare MUST always be considered first.
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Eligibility for the Funded Nursing Care contribution (FNC) used to be, in our experience, a non-contentious process. However, we are attending an increasing number of assessments and reviews where this funding is being withdrawn without, we believe, a proper consideration of an individual’s nursing care needs. In light of the NHS England target to cut the continuing healthcare and funded nursing care budget by £855 million by 2020-21 it is perhaps not surprising that funded nursing care payments are coming under increasing scrutiny.
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We were reminded through a couple of cases recently that there is still uncertainty among some professionals about the procedures that should be followed regarding covert medication. This is an important area for family members and carers to be aware of too as they should be involved in any decisions about the use of covert medication.
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Here we go again. For those of you who followed the consultation that took place prior to the introduction of the Care Act 2014, this will feel like Groundhog Day.
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Care England launched a legal challenge against Essex Council regarding the increase in some of the fees it paid for care provision.
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NHS continuing healthcare funding continues to remain a contentious area of care provision. This is not surprising when you consider that a decision that someone is eligible can save them thousands of pounds per month in care fees. It is concerning then that the guidance around eligibility is perhaps the ‘greyest’ of all health and social care guidance, fuelling myths about ‘the rules of eligibility’ and adding to stress and worry for many families.
Read more...Posted on January 22, 2018
We are delighted to have been invited to take part in the mock interview process for Year 11's at the Aylesford School.
Read more...Posted on January 15, 2018
No-one plans for marriage or relationships to end. Divorce and separation can leave us feeling lost and hurt and can completely disrupt our sense of identity as well as family life.
Read more...Posted on January 9, 2018
It would be easy to think that hardly a day went by in 2017 when the state of the
negotiations for the UK to leave the EU were not being discussed.
Read more...Posted on January 2, 2018
When people become involved in family proceedings, whether in relation to divorce or money or children, emotions often run high. Sometimes, in that state of mind, they take actions which, in calmer times, would not cross their minds.
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