Continuing Health Care & Funded Nursing Care
NHS Funded Nursing Care (FNC)

NHS Funded Nursing Care (FNC) is provided to clients residing in registered nursing homes only. The National Framework states that the local authority cannot provide clinical services because the NHS is responsible for any care that must be provided by a registered nurse. For people in care homes providing registered nursing care, registered nurses are usually employed by the home itself. In order to fund this nursing care the NHS makes a payment to the care home to cover the cost of providing the care for those who are eligible.

Registered nursing care can involve many different aspects of care. Typically, those with a need for registered nursing care will receive some of the following;

supervision or monitoring of nursing needs
planning, review or amendment of their care plan
identification and tackling of potential health problems
referral to other healthcare professionals (GPs, therapists, etc.)
monitoring of and support for self-medication
drug therapies and medication as necessary

Who is eligible for NHS Funded Nursing Care?

You should be eligible to receive NHS funded nursing care if:

you have been assessed as requiring the services of a registered nurse
you do not qualify for NHS Continuing Health Care (CHC) but have been assessed as requiring the services of a registered nurse .
you are not receiving registered nursing care in any other way (e.g. directly from your primary care trust).

A single band is applied for NHS FNC on a monthly basis, the value of which is determined by Department of Health on an annual basis.

Process for NHS Continuing Health Care and Funded Nursing Care in Sheffield.

Continuing Health Care & Funded Nursing Care main page.