About the NCHA
The National Clinical Homecare Association (NCHA) is the trade body for the Clinical Homecare Industry representing the majority of organisations providing Clinical Homecare Services. There are approximately 310,000 patients in the UK receiving Clinical Homecare Services. Clinical Homecare patients receive consultant-led care in community settings. Given the choice, many patients choose to be treated at home rather than in hospital or as outpatients. The Clinical Homecare sector has been relentlessly growing at over 20% year on year. The NHS Five-year-forward view anticipates the further extension of clinical homecare services to treat patients in community settings. Clinical Homecare is often associated with high cost drug treatments and accounts for £2.1bn or 30% of the NHS secondary care medicines budget. This would rise to 60% if extended to all medicines known to be suitable for homecare.
NCHA members provide patient centred Clinical Homecare Services that are safe, cost effective and ensure seamless integrated patient care. The NCHA is at the forefront of ensuring high standards are applied across the industry working closely with NHS Trusts, NHS Commercial Medicines Unit, NHS England, NHS Scotland, NHS Wales and other commissioners to ensure patients who wish to, are able to access high quality clinical homecare services.
NCHA was established in 2006 and issued the first Clinical Homecare Industry Code of Practice in 2007. Since then the NCHA has gone from strength to strength, offering membership to companies who sign up to the stringent criteria of the association so patients, clinicians and NHS commissioners can rest assured that NCHA member companies have achieved a core set of standards in terms of the provision of Clinical Homecare Services.
NCHA Annual Conference – Confirmed Conference programme announced….
NCHA Annual Conference 2018 – Thursday 1 February 2018 Join us to help shape the future of clinical homecare There are 310,000 patients receiving Clinical Homecare services in the UK, many include delivery of high cost and/or specialist medicines with wrap-around patient support services. With current market value in excess of £2.6bn and push towards out-of-hospital care this is expected to continue to grow. NCHA is excited to announce the confirmed programme for our 2018 Annual Conference – Tackling Unspoken Issues. With the continued expansion of the Clinical Homecare Sector, high quality and governance standards have been set and are
The NCHA are pleased to announce our 2018 Annual Conference on 1st Feb 2018 in Birmingham. This meeting will discuss the role and importance of high quality clinical homecare services now and into the future. Join us to shape the future of clinical homecare – tackling those unspoken issues. Click here to view full details including draft programme and online booking
NCHA and NHMC at the Pharmacy Management National Forum Meeting 10th November
Following the success for the Homecare Training Day “Ensuring Quality in Homecare“, NCHA and NHMC were invited to attend Pharmacy Management National Forum Meeting on 10th November in London. This event allowed NCHA and NHMC to showcase the partnership working between NHS commissioners and NCHA member homecare providers. We successfully raise awareness of good practice in clinical homecare services with an audience of senior pharmacists including CCG pharmacists who have been difficult to engage in other forums.
Alison Davis RN, NCHA Chair
– Access to advice from dedicated teams of healthcare professionals, often 24 hours per day, reducing unnecessary/inappropriate hospital admissions
– National Clinical Homecare Association (NCHA) members have many years of experience and expertise in the delivery of clinical homecare and abide by the NCHA Code of Practice
– Patients can access dedicated teams of knowledgeable healthcare professionals, often 24 hours each day, reducing unnecessary/inappropriate hospital admissions
For Commissioners
– National Clinical Homecare Association (NCHA) members abide by the NCHA Code of Practice and are supported by many years ofexperience and expertise in the delivery of clinical homecare services
