I contribute to another online Continuing Healthcare (CHC) forum. After nearly a 3 year challenge of flawed assessmentS, appeals and local resolution meetings, CHC was finally conceded.
It would appear specialist nurse assessors have a process which is to the disadvantage of those being assessed, such as scheduling assessments without the time required to obtain records to challenge.
The following is a post I submitted on other forum. It may be of benefit to those you represent.
Same old tricks… inform ICB you could not possibly represent your MIL to the best of your ability and in the Best Interest of your MIL until you have had time to consider care records and sought professional advice, if needed. State you will now be making Subject Access Request for records. Also state you will be recording any meeting as a form of personal note-taking and, should there be any objection, to inform you now rather than at any meeting or the day before. Also inform the ICB should the meeting go ahead without you such would be considered non-compliance with guidance/denying the right of your MIL to be represented. Any physical examination of your MIL by ICB MDT will be considered assault.
IF YOUR MIL HAS CAPACITY ASK HER TO SIGN A NOTE TO THE EFFECT OF NO PHYSICAL CONTACT BY ANYBODY OTHER THAN CARE HOME STAFF OR GP WITHOUT REPRESENTATIVE OF MIL PRESENT
I feel the mental torment caused by nearly 3 years of challenging recedes just a bit every time another‘s challenge is conceded as should have been CHC funded.
It would appear specialist nurse assessors have a process which is to the disadvantage of those being assessed, such as scheduling assessments without the time required to obtain records to challenge.
The following is a post I submitted on other forum. It may be of benefit to those you represent.
Same old tricks… inform ICB you could not possibly represent your MIL to the best of your ability and in the Best Interest of your MIL until you have had time to consider care records and sought professional advice, if needed. State you will now be making Subject Access Request for records. Also state you will be recording any meeting as a form of personal note-taking and, should there be any objection, to inform you now rather than at any meeting or the day before. Also inform the ICB should the meeting go ahead without you such would be considered non-compliance with guidance/denying the right of your MIL to be represented. Any physical examination of your MIL by ICB MDT will be considered assault.
IF YOUR MIL HAS CAPACITY ASK HER TO SIGN A NOTE TO THE EFFECT OF NO PHYSICAL CONTACT BY ANYBODY OTHER THAN CARE HOME STAFF OR GP WITHOUT REPRESENTATIVE OF MIL PRESENT
I feel the mental torment caused by nearly 3 years of challenging recedes just a bit every time another‘s challenge is conceded as should have been CHC funded.
