An NHS Continuing Healthcare Previously Unassessed Period of Care is a period of NHS Continuing Healthcare.

An NHS Continuing Healthcare Previously Unassessed Period of Care (PUPoC) refers to a specific request to consider eligibility for a past period of NHS Continuing Healthcare.

NHS Continuing Healthcare Previously Unassessed Periods of Care may relate to either deceased or ongoing eligible cases.

For example, an individual may be:

• Deceased and their family may make a claim to consider eligibility for a past period of care in isolation or
• Agreed eligible for Standard NHS Continuing Healthcare via the normal assessment route and also have a claim for a past period of care considered.

For further information on NHS Continuing Healthcare Previously Unassessed Periods of Care, see the:

• Department of Health and Social Care part of the gov.uk website at: National framework for NHS continuing healthcare and NHS-funded nursing care
• NHS England website at: NHS Continuing Healthcare.

This supporting information is also known by these names:

Context	Alias
shortname	PUPoC
alsoknownas	Previously Unassessed Periods of Care
plural	NHS Continuing Healthcare Previously Unassessed Periods of Care
indexname	Previously Unassessed Period of Care