Letter issued in 2004 to clarify charging for
assistance with food preparation
Health Department
Directorate of Service Policy and
Planning LA Chief Executives
LA Directors of Social Work
LA Directors of Finance
LA Directors of Housing
NHS Chief Executives | 24 September 2004 |
FREE PERSONAL CARE GUIDANCE
As you may know, the Executive is currently reviewing
its guidance on Free Personal and Nursing Care (CCD
4/2002).
In advance of issuing revised guidance, however, I wish
to draw your attention now to section 2 of the current
guidance, which states that food preparation is not
included and can therefore be charged for if provided to
people in their own home. This is inconsistent with
Schedule 1 of the Community Care and Health (Scotland) Act
2002, which makes explicit that
assistance with the preparation of food should not
be charged for. The terms of the Act take
precedence here and must of course be observed.
I regret that the guidance was misleading. The necessary
correction will be made in the revise in due course.
Meanwhile, I should be grateful if you would ensure that
the terms of this letter are understood by those of your
colleagues responsible for implementing the policy.
Yours sincerely
JINNY HUTCHISON
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