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Health Care

Click on the titles below for guides about health issues for older people and how to deal with changing needs:

Continuing Healthcare should the NHS be paying for your care? (guide 27)

This guide explains the statutory duty of the National Health Service (NHS) to assess the health needs of people for NHS continuing healthcare. It covers what NHS continuing healthcare is, how eligibility for free healthcare is worked out, how to make an application for this funding, and what to do if you are unhappy with the decision made.

Health difficulties - how to cope with changing needs (guide 8)

This guide explains what help is available to you from your local council and the National Health Service to assist you to live as full and independent a life as possible.

Hospital Care in England: Everything you need to know before, during and after your stay (guide 11)

This guide is about what you might need to think about before you go into hospital and what may happen during your hospital stay. It is also about what may happen during and after your discharge from hospital to make sure that you get any care and support you are assessed as needing at home or elsewhere.

Hospital care in Scotland: Everything you need to know, before,during and after your stay (guide 51)

This guide is about what you might need to think about before you go into hospital in Scotland and what may happen during your hospital stay. It is also about what may happen during and after your discharge from hospital to make sure that you get any care and support you are assessed as needing at home or elsewhere.

Hospital discharge in Wales (guide 71)

If you live in Wales, this guide explains what should happen before and during your hospital discharge to ensure it is planned and safe. It also explains how and when you can get more information to make the experience more positive and help you feel more in control.

How to cope during hot weather and cold weather (guide 26)

This guide provides tipson how to cope in very cold and very hot weather to make sure that you keep yourself safe and well. It also covers ways of reducing your energy bills, such as insulating your home and what governement grants and benefits may be available.

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