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A backlog of care claims is expected to cost the NHS £250m this financial year.
They were made under the Continuing Healthcare scheme, which funds the care of those with complex health needs outside a hospital setting.
The health ombudsman says there are 40,000 outstanding cases, with some having waited years for a decision.
NHS England said £250m additional funding had been made available for this financial year (2014-15) and £30m had been spent so far.
Five years ago Chris Andrews, from Gillingham, sold his parent's house to pay for them to be looked after in a nursing home after they began suffering with dementia and other health problems that left them in need of 24-hour care.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-30081697
They were made under the Continuing Healthcare scheme, which funds the care of those with complex health needs outside a hospital setting.
The health ombudsman says there are 40,000 outstanding cases, with some having waited years for a decision.
NHS England said £250m additional funding had been made available for this financial year (2014-15) and £30m had been spent so far.
Five years ago Chris Andrews, from Gillingham, sold his parent's house to pay for them to be looked after in a nursing home after they began suffering with dementia and other health problems that left them in need of 24-hour care.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-30081697