How to apply for CHC funding.
To apply for NHS Continuing Healthcare funding please contact your District Nurse, Community Nurse, Community Mental Health Nurse, Social Worker or other health/social care practitioner who supports you, to ask them to consider whether it is appropriate to complete an ‘NHS Continuing Healthcare Checklist’ for you.
Please be aware that Nursing Home Registered Nurses are not currently able to apply using a Checklist for a resident, they have a different process to follow. Please speak to your Nursing Home team about CHC if you feel it may apply to you.
Members of the public cannot apply directly for NHS Continuing Healthcare using a Checklist.
Before a Checklist is completed, the process should be discussed with you and you should be provided with the Public Information Leaflet: NHS CHC and NHS-Funded Nursing Care produced by the Department of Health and Social Care.
What if my health and social care practitioner says I do not need a Checklist?
If a Checklist is needed it will be completed. You or your family, carers or other representative should be included in its completion.
However, there are some situations where it is not necessary to complete a Checklist. These include:
- Your health and social care professional considers there is no need for NHS Continuing Healthcare
- Your health needs are short term, and you are recovering from a temporary condition. A Checklist should only be completed when your longer-term care needs are known
- NHS Devon has agreed that you should be referred for an NHS Continuing Healthcare Full Assessment without the need to complete a checklist
- You have a rapidly deteriorating condition and may be dying. Your health professional will access the Fast Track process for a direct referral for NHS Continuing Healthcare instead
- You are receiving services under Section 117 of the Mental Health Act that are meeting all your needs
- You have previously had a full NHS Continuing Healthcare assessment where you were found not eligible and there has been no material change in your needs
Please ensure you discuss any concerns you have with a practitioner involved in your care.
Useful Resources:
NHS Continuing Healthcare and NHS Funded Nursing Care documents and tools – Department of Health and Social Care
Public Information Leaflet: NHS CHC and NHS-Funded Nursing Care
NHS Continuing Healthcare Fast-track pathway tool
Beacon: an independent organisation offering online resources and a free consultation of up to 90 minutes of advice on NHS Continuing Healthcare.
Tel: 0345 548 0300
Other NHS Devon links:
NHS Devon All Age Continuing Care home page
NHS Continuing Healthcare
The Continuing Healthcare (CHC) Assessment Process
NHS Devon Contact Us – CHC Teams
Our Policies and Procedures
