Court of Protection (COP) Conversations Podcast – Care funding in the community
Anthony Gold Solicitors are delighted to announce that the fourth episode of our Court of Protection Conversations series is now live.
On Friday 4th February 2021, the “COP Conversations: Care funding in the community” podcast episode went live. Host, Partner and joint Head of Court of Protection, Alexandra Knipe was joined by guest speaker Cate Searle. Cate is a community care lawyer with 21 years’ experience in assisting clients to resolve disputes with health and social services about care, support and funding.
Cate has a vast amount of experience of working within the health and social care setting and has used her expertise as a solicitor to set up her firm, Martin Searle Solicitors, in 2004.
This episode sees Alexandra and Cate discuss the topics of; funding that is available to vulnerable individuals, funding contributions, the interplay between state funding and Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence awards. The episode also touches on topics of how the Coronavirus pandemic has impacted assessments for social care.
Cate uses clear case examples alongside her advice on the best practice to help maximise the chances of vulnerable individuals obtaining a maximum award.
Reflecting on the podcast, Cate said: “ I was delighted to be asked to join Alexandra in this COP conversation about the barriers that our clients encounter when accessing support and funding from health and social services, and how to overcome those barriers. Anthony Gold COP team secure fantastic outcomes for their clients in very complex cases, and it is a pleasure to work alongside them.”
Our COP Conversation is vital to the process of securing appropriate care and support packages in addition to funding for individuals with complex needs who live at home.
Commenting on the podcast, Alexandra said:
“It is always a pleasure to hear Cate talk so knowledgeably about a topic that she is extremely passionate about. She is our go-to advisor to help resolve these complex issues on behalf of our clients.”
Do not miss out on our COP Conversations. New episodes are released on the first and third Friday of the month.
The “COP Conversations: Care Funding and the community” episode can be listened to here:
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