National Health Service (NHS) Continuing Healthcare is the name given to a package of services which is arranged and funded by the NHS for people outside hospital with ongoing health needs. You can get continuing healthcare in any setting, including your own home or in a care home. NHS continuing healthcare is free, unlike help from social services for which a charge may be made depending on your income and savings.

For more information on Continuing Healthcare follow the link on the right of the screen to the Department of Health website where you can download their public information leaflet.

You can also access the decision support tool and checklist for practitioners on the right of the screen.

The decision support tool should support practitioners in the application of the National Framework and inform consistent decision-making in line with the primary health need approach.

The Checklist is to help practitioners identify people who need a full consideration of whether they have a primary health need and qualify for NHS Continuing Healthcare.

Please note that referral for consideration for NHS Continuing Healthcare is not an indication of the outcome of the eligibility decision.