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In 1999 the Coughlan case gave rise to the assertion that those whose principal need was for nursing care should receive that free under the NHS. Following
Coughlan directions were issued for Health Trusts to review their
criteria for accepting patients under the NHS, whether in private nursing
homes or otherwise, and to ensure they were not applying these too
narrowly. The Trusts were told to go back and review the cases that they
had considered and refused previously to ensure they had done the job
properly. Relevant
in certain cases is our "No win – No fee" service:
RESTITUTION If a family member has been in care for some time and had to pay the fees themselves we can, in the right cases, reclaim those losses from the State. This is called "restitution". The job involves proving that the patient’s main need for care was, from a certain point in time, a health need. We can do this by examining the medical records. We have successfully claimed tens of thousands of pounds for families together with interest and some case histories are on our website. Click here to see them. - Case Histories We will initially assess the merits of the case in conjunction with our Professor of Nursing and, if it passes the test, take the case on either on a no win-no fee basis or Capped Fee Scheme – the choice is yours. Please click here to go to the FREE online assessment form. You have nothing to lose and quite possibly much to gain! The Free Nursing Care Preliminary Assessment Form
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