Enhanced Health in Care Homes

We have an ambition for the NHS to strengthen its support for the people who live and work in and around care homes. People living in care homes should expect the same level of support as if they were living in their own home – but this can only be achieved through collaborative working between health, social care, voluntary, community, and social enterprise

• every care home being aligned to a named PCN
• every care home having a named clinical lead
• a weekly ‘home round’ or ‘check in’ with residents prioritised for review based on MDT clinical judgement and care home advice (this is not intended to be a weekly review for all residents)
• within 7 days of re/admission to a care home, a resident will have a person-centred holistic health assessment of need (will include physical, psychological, functional, social and environmental needs of the person and can draw on existing assessments that have taken place outside of the home, as long as it reflects their goals)
• within 7 days of re/admission to a care home, a resident will have in place personalised care and support plan(s), based upon their holistic assessment

This programme is supported by our work to ensure that Urgent Community Response is accessible to people living in a care home, increased support for nurses working in care homes through a national network, and the appointment of a chief advisor on care home nursing. Information will also be shared more easily and securely between the NHS and care homes, with NHS mail, now available to all care homes. It also supports video conferencing, enabling a virtual home round if necessary.

Multidisciplinary teams’ role in enhancing the health of care home residents

A new animation shows how multidisciplinary teams can work together to improve the health of residents, and work with them to plan their proactive and personalised care.

This animation brings together professionals from a health and social care setting in a multidisciplinary team, highlighting the various roles they play, and how, together, they help ensure that residents receive the additional care they need.

All care homes should be connected to the Enhanced Health in Care Homes Service, including those who support working age adults, not just older people.

For more information please visit

NHS England » Enhanced health in care homes

The team consists of the following at the minute:

Dr Velayudham Murugesh - Clinical Lead for Care Homes

Julie - Care Home Co-ordinator

Dr Pooja

Dr Arvind

Francesca