NHS CONTINUING HEALTHCARE REFERRALS
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Description
NHS CONTINUING HEALTHCARE REFERRALS is the number of referrals for NHS Continuing Healthcare in the REPORTING PERIOD.
A referral is the earliest notification to the Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), or ORGANISATION acting on behalf of the Clinical Commissioning Group, that full consideration for NHS Continuing Healthcare is required, for example:
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For NHS Continuing Healthcare (Standard): a positive NHS Continuing Healthcare Checklist or other notification that full consideration is required.
The following should not be counted as referrals:
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Negative NHS Continuing Healthcare Checklist, where a need for full assessment is not indicated
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Referrals for transitional cases aged under 18
Where Used
| Type | Link | How used |
|---|---|---|
| Data Set | NHS Continuing Healthcare Data Set | references in description NHS CONTINUING HEALTHCARE REFERRALS |
| Data Element | NHS CONTINUING HEALTHCARE REFERRALS | references in description NHS CONTINUING HEALTHCARE REFERRALS |
