154 How to apply successfully for NHS Continuing Healthcare

Sign up for my weekly newsletter and receive a FREE copy of My Care Consultant’s comprehensive guide to NHS Continuing Healthcare. Click here to register. This is Jacqueline’s second time on the podcast – she appeared in episode 40 back in the summer of 2019. She is the founding director of My Care Consultant, a market-leader in helping people navigate the care system, and she is a fountain of knowledge in all things care related. I was delighted when Jaqueline agreed to come back and talk to me about NHS Continuing Healthcare. It’s a complex and often controversial topic because it’s a benefit that seems to be so hard to secure. Currently only around 53,000 people in England are receiving NHS Continuing Healthcare funding, which perhaps reinforces its reputation as one of the most difficult benefits to claim successfully. Well Jacqueline hopes to help change that. In our conversation she explains exactly what NHS Continuing Healthcare is and what the eligibility criteria are. She explains how to apply, what you can expect from the application process and, crucially, how to prepare to have the best chance of success. We also chat about some of the challenges you are likely to face during the application process and how to overcome them.