Pensioners face crippling care bills because of a postcard lottery which denies them NHS funding Those with the most complex medical needs still face a postcode lottery of getting their full care costs outside hospital paid by NHS ‘continuing healthcare’ funding in England, Which? analysis has found.
The latest 2017-18 figures show that there are huge differences between regions when it comes to the proportion of patients whose care costs are fully funded.
NHS funders (known as local clinical commissioning groups, or CCGs) for South Reading funded 8.78 patients per 50,000 of the population, while Salford CCG funded 25 times as many at 220.38 per 50,000 of the population.
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The latest 2017-18 figures show that there are huge differences between regions when it comes to the proportion of patients whose care costs are fully funded.
NHS funders (known as local clinical commissioning groups, or CCGs) for South Reading funded 8.78 patients per 50,000 of the population, while Salford CCG funded 25 times as many at 220.38 per 50,000 of the population.
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