Continuing Healthcare

Response to this request is long overdue. By law, under all circumstances, Hartlepool Primary Care Trust (PCT) should have responded by now (details). You can complain by requesting an internal review.

Dear Hartlepool Primary Care Trust (PCT),

I am currently doing some research in the area of NHS funded
continuing healthcare and would be most grateful if you could support me with the following information:

-How many patients the PCT supported through providing continuing healthcare which ensured patients could remain within their own home in 2011.

-What was the total cost of providing continuing healthcare to patients in their own home in 2011.

-How many additional patients did the PCT fund for continuing healthcare which ensured that patients could remain in their own home in 2011

-What does the PCT pay for continuing healthcare per hour

-How is continuing healthcare currently commissioned by the PCT and could you please provide me with the contact details of the lead commissioner

-How will continuing healthcare be commissioned in the future for patients within the PCT. Will this be commissioned by the commissioning support unit or have the clinical commissioning groups decided to commission the service.

If you have any questions then please do not hesitate to contact me.

Yours faithfully,

carla prickett