
Happy New Year - our first newsletter of 2021! Throughout this year we will continue to bring you news and developments relating to the charities sector.
The care needs of an individual can vary from something as simple as the need to be monitored to extensive round-the-clock specialist care. The care enables people to live as independent a life as possible within their local community. Unfortunately, local authority and local health trust budget cuts can be a factor that leads to inadequate care packages. Assessments often fall short of what is reasonably required, and there can often be some delays before care is put in place.
How we can support you with community care disputes
When a dispute arises, taking on the local authority or the local health trust can be daunting. At Anthony Collins Solicitors, we have a specialist team who can provide you with expert advice and assistance on a range of issues relating to community care, including challenging decisions and protecting your best interests.
In the past year, the Community Care Legal Team at Anthony Collins Solicitors has over-turned numerous decisions successfully in respect of:
We detail some of these cases below.
Social care disputes
Housing disputes
Education disputes
NHS Funding disputes
We secured additional Continuing Health Care (CHC) funding from the Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) for our client; we evidenced that our client has unmet primary health needs. We also identified that the assessor had failed to follow procedures set out nationally and locally, which resulted in a flawed CHC review of our client’s needs.
Welfare disputes
There are many different areas of which you may find you need assistance and our expert solicitors are happy to give free, impartial initial advice regarding your options. If you have a community care legal dispute you would like us to get involved in, then please contact Nsiem Akhtar.
Happy New Year - our first newsletter of 2021! Throughout this year we will continue to bring you news and developments relating to the charities sector.
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