NHS Trusts and ICBs: 7 Safe Complex-Care Checks
NHS Trusts and ICBs are part of the wider system around a person with complex health needs, alongside the person, family, GP, community services, local authority, therapists, advocates and commissioned providers. Keeping someone at home safely is not about one organisation doing everything; it depends on agreed responsibilities, timely communication and a plan that reflects the person’s assessed needs and preferences. The roles, funding routes and decision makers vary between individuals and local areas. A provider can explain its assessment process and deliver an agreed package, but it cannot promise an NHS referral, discharge date, Continuing Healthcare eligibility, contract award, …
