Self-funder support
Contents
- Self-funder support
- Prevention and community services
- NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC)
- Section 117 Mental Health Act (1983) aftercare
- End of life care
- Help after you come home from hospital
- Deferred Payment Agreements
- Arrange your care as a self-funder
- Cost of care homes in West Northamptonshire
- Privately funding care at home
- Money and grants
- Deprivation of assets
- Carers
- Safeguarding and decision-making
NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC)
If you have significant health needs, you may be eligible for NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC). The NHS CHC is a care package for adults aged 18 or over and is arranged and fully funded by the NHS.
To receive NHS CHC funding individuals must be assessed by Integrated Care Boards (ICBs). The assessment determines whether the individual has a 'primary health need'.
You can find out more information on how eligibility is assessed on NHS continuing healthcare.
How to find out more
Find out more by contacting your local Integrated Care Board (ICB). The ICB is linked to your GP, not your local council.
Find advice, support and national guidance:
- NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC) leaflet
- Beacon CHC - offers free independent advice on NHS CHC. You can call the free helpline on 0345 548 0300
- National Framework for NHS CHC and NHS-funded Nursing Care
Integrated Care Board (ICB) for local CHC teams
Integrated Care Boards are responsible for planning and funding NHS services for their local community. ICBs work with GPs to provide joined-up care, addressing the needs of people with complex conditions and reducing health inequalities.
See below for information on Integrated Care Boards (ICB) for local CHC teams:
If you have a Northamptonshire GP
- email: [email protected]
- telephone: 0121 611 0640
If you have an Oxfordshire GP
- Continuing Healthcare - Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West
- email: [email protected]
- telephone: 0118 982 2708
If you have a Leicestershire GP
Managed by NHS Midlands and Lancashire (NHS ML) Personalised Healthcare Commissioning.
For queries about CHC assessment and appeals:
- email: [email protected]
- telephone: 0116 504 0112
- post: MLCSU CHC Team, Lloyd Pen Building, County Hall, Leicester Road, Leicester, LE3 8RA
If you have a Bedfordshire, Luton or Milton Keynes GP
- Continuing Healthcare - Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes
- email: [email protected]
- post: Continuing Healthcare Department, 3rd Floor, Arndale House, The Mall, Luton, LU1 2LJ
If you have a Cambridgeshire or Peterborough GP
- Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Integrated Care System
- Complex Cases Team: 0330 057 1022
- email: [email protected]
If you have a Warwickshire GP
- NHS Coventry and Warwickshire
- email: [email protected]
- post: Coventry and Warwickshire Integrated Care Board, Shire Hall, Warwick CV34 4RL
- for patients with GPs in Coventry, Rugby and Warwickshire North: [email protected]
- for patients with GPs in South Warwickshire: [email protected]
If you have a Lincolnshire GP
- NHS Lincolnshire Integrated Health Board
- email: [email protected]
- telephone: 01522 515344
- post: Continuing Healthcare Team, NHS Lincolnshire Integrated Care Board, Bridge House, The Point, Lions Way, Sleaford, NG34 9GG
Last updated 28 November 2025