http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/DH_4009653 Social care for adults, unlike healthcare, is not free for everyone. Everyone is entitled to a free assessment, including carers, but councils only have a limited amount of money, and cannot provide services direct to everyone. They use the Government’s Fair Access to Care Services guidance as part of their assessment, to help decide what level of risk the individual has, and whether to pay for support. There are four levels of risk set out in the guidance. These are: Low - when there is little risk to the person’s independence Moderate - where there is some risk to the person’s independence either now or in the near future Substantial - where there are significant risks to the person’s safety and independence Critical - where there are immediate risks to the person’s safety and independence Most councils currently fund support for adults with a substantial or critical risk to their safety, independence or wellbeing. There is different guidance for children. The support offered will be means tested through a financial assessment. A social care team would be able to provide health colleagues with client information categorised by level of risk, but not by diagnosis.
http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/DH_4009653 Social care for adults, unlike healthcare, is not free for everyone. Everyone is entitled to a free assessment, including carers, but councils only have a limited amount of money, and cannot provide services direct to everyone. They use the Government’s Fair Access to Care Services guidance as part of their assessment, to help decide what level of risk the individual has, and whether to pay for support. There are four levels of risk set out in the guidance.
These are:
Low - when there is little risk to the person’s independence
Moderate - where there is some risk to the person’s independence either now or in the near future
Substantial - where there are significant risks to the person’s safety and independence
Critical - where there are immediate risks to the person’s safety and independence
Most councils currently fund support for adults with a substantial or critical risk to their safety, independence or wellbeing. There is different guidance for children. The support offered will be means tested through a financial assessment. A social care team would be able to provide health colleagues with client information categorised by level of risk, but not by diagnosis.
Framework for procuring External Support for Commissioners launched by the DH in England in 2007. This includes an approved list of 14 commercial providers of support to commissioners. The companies are: Aetna Health Services (UK) Limited AXA PPP Healthcare Administration Services Limited BUPA Membership Commissioning Limited CHKS Ltd – trading as Partners In Commissioning Dr Foster Limited, trading as Dr Foster Intelligence Health Dialog Services Corporation - now part of Bupa Humana Europe, Ltd KPMG LLP McKesson Information Solutions UK Limited McKinsey and Company, Inc. United Kingdom Navigant Consulting, Inc Tribal Consulting Limited UnitedHealth Europe Limited WG Consulting Healthcare Limited, trading as WG They are approved to offer some, or all of these services: Assessment and planning, contracting and procurement, performance management, settlement and review and patient and public engagement.
The last printed version (please note the online version is more up to date) of the IMPRESS NHS Jargon Buster (pdf) is available to download here
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