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Department of Health announce crucial deadline to reclaim NHS care fees

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lisam66 Tue 10-Apr-12 16:01:30

Families have been given a last chance to claim after the Department of Health announced a close down of claims for wrongly paid care home fees for the period 1 April 2004 to 31 March 2011 in England. Any new claim needs to be registered before the 30 September 2012.

The announcement has been quiet - however is crucial to thousands of families who may have a claim to recover care fees from the NHS.

Read more: www.hughjames.com/news_centre/news_library/2012/march/care_home_fee_claims.aspx

lisam66 Sat 21-Apr-12 18:17:45

This should be of interest

http://www.itv.com/news/granada/2012-04-20/dementia-patients-overcharged/