Thank you jaymor for sharing your experience, I am pleased the CHC team did the right thing in relation to your husbands care.
However since I am told that less than 1 in 3 people that pass the checklist stage are actually given ongoing CHC I think it is extremely important that I get records from Mum’s GP concerning mum’s history with relevant health problems and hospital visits.
On my talk with the CCG they were unaware of a number of problems that mum is facing with her general health. Due to confidentiality restrictions they are unable to get mum’s full records and to date have only consulted with 2 nurses at the hospital about mum’s general state of health as those nurses interpret it right now rather than the bigger picture of the ongoing and unpredictable health issues entailing amongst other things a number of paramedic advised ambulance hospital visits over the last year or so.
They also tell me that they will put a general invite out to social services concerning the CHC assessment but cannot guarantee that they will be present. If they decline for any reason then the meeting will go ahead without them. From my readings on preferred practice I have also read that it is highly desirable that someone from social services is present as well as NHS health care workers particularly where people with dementia are concerned. It is social services I believe that should be obtaining information from their 24 hour appointed live in carers about mum’s immediate challenges prior to her admission to hospital.
Everything seems a bit rushed to be honest for what I think is a very important decision. I have now been told that due to the backlog of assessments caused by an increasing queue for discharge to assess care and nursing home beds they are doing the assessments while people are still in hospital even though previously and until quite recently best practice was do to it in a care home setting.
On a good note they have at least given me another 2 weeks to hopefully get mum’s medical records and decide whether I wish to get one of her most recent carers or others to give feedback about the health and dementia challenges that mum has had to face prior to her admission to hospital . If things still seem too rushed I might well enlist the help of someone like Beacon CHC legal services to ensure that nothing is overlooked at the full assessment.
Has anyone else used Beacon. I see that the NHS funds them to give a free 90 minute advice line so I guess they must be as reputable as anyone if one chooses to use their paid services ?
However since I am told that less than 1 in 3 people that pass the checklist stage are actually given ongoing CHC I think it is extremely important that I get records from Mum’s GP concerning mum’s history with relevant health problems and hospital visits.
On my talk with the CCG they were unaware of a number of problems that mum is facing with her general health. Due to confidentiality restrictions they are unable to get mum’s full records and to date have only consulted with 2 nurses at the hospital about mum’s general state of health as those nurses interpret it right now rather than the bigger picture of the ongoing and unpredictable health issues entailing amongst other things a number of paramedic advised ambulance hospital visits over the last year or so.
They also tell me that they will put a general invite out to social services concerning the CHC assessment but cannot guarantee that they will be present. If they decline for any reason then the meeting will go ahead without them. From my readings on preferred practice I have also read that it is highly desirable that someone from social services is present as well as NHS health care workers particularly where people with dementia are concerned. It is social services I believe that should be obtaining information from their 24 hour appointed live in carers about mum’s immediate challenges prior to her admission to hospital.
Everything seems a bit rushed to be honest for what I think is a very important decision. I have now been told that due to the backlog of assessments caused by an increasing queue for discharge to assess care and nursing home beds they are doing the assessments while people are still in hospital even though previously and until quite recently best practice was do to it in a care home setting.
On a good note they have at least given me another 2 weeks to hopefully get mum’s medical records and decide whether I wish to get one of her most recent carers or others to give feedback about the health and dementia challenges that mum has had to face prior to her admission to hospital . If things still seem too rushed I might well enlist the help of someone like Beacon CHC legal services to ensure that nothing is overlooked at the full assessment.
Has anyone else used Beacon. I see that the NHS funds them to give a free 90 minute advice line so I guess they must be as reputable as anyone if one chooses to use their paid services ?