There to pick you up when you fall? Those who say they've been dropped by the NHS.
Jane Deith
My latest File on 4 goes out on Radio 4 at 8pm on Tuesday night (18th November).
Continuing care? Is the NHS moving the goalposts?
It's about Continuing Healthcare, a little better known as 'the secret NHS fund'.
'Secret' because most of us have never heard of this pot of money to pay for all your medical, nursing and - if needed - nursing home costs, if you have a long term, complex health need; end-stage Parkinsons for example.
Or, like Pat, you have a broken neck and are tetraplegic, after falling down the stairs. The NHS was there to pick her up when she fell. But three years later it says she doesn't have a primary health need and should make do with social care.
Who's right? Who's wrong? - you can hear Pat's story - and the NHS' argument, and decide for yourself.
Be interesting to hear what you think!