NHS chiefs set to face £100m bill for care fees error Yorkshire Post, April 2013 Partner Lisa James discusses how more resources need to be put in place and how there are some 60,000 outstanding nursing care cases across the country.
Elderly lose fortune in shake-up of care Express.co.uk, July 2012 Lisa Morgan, of the specialist nursing care team at law firm Hugh James, comments on the lack of information about the new deadline for nursing care claims.
Partner, Lisa Morgan to appear on BBC Wales Week In Week Out BBC Wales Week In Week Out, June 2012 Hugh James Partner Lisa Morgan interviewed for BBC Week In Week Out programme to highlight the issues faced by families meeting the cost of care home fees in Wales.
Postcode lottery for care fees of neediest
Which? magazine, March 2011 Lisa Morgan, from the specialist nursing care team at Hugh James, turned detective for the Which? team and searched 10 randomly selected Primary Care Trust and health board websites across the UK for information about accessing funding.
“35 women under 35 2011 Power List”
Glamour magazine, February 2011
Lisa Morgan, at Hugh James Solicitors, has been named as one of Glamour magazine’s ‘35 Women Under 35’ on their 2011 Power List. This puts 32-year-old Ms Morgan amongst the ranks of Keira Knightley, Jessica Ennis and Kate Middleton, who have all made it onto this year’s list.
The Cost of Caring
ITV Tonight Programme, November 2010 Lisa Morgan interviewed for ITV Tonight programme to highlight cost of caring for our elderly in nursing homes.
Thousands claiming for costs of loved one’s care Western Mail, October 2010. Western Mail report almost 2,500 families are claiming they are owed tens of thousands of pounds after the NHS refused to pay for a loved one’s care, Lisa Morgan comments.
Call to monitor new care funding guidelines Western Mail, August 2010. New guidelines could increase the number of people in Wales who are eligible for NHS-funded continuing care, Lisa Morgan comments.
Elderly still forced to sell homes as health boards flout rules Daily Mail, March 2010. Daily Mail report thats sick, elderly people are still being forced to sell their homes and use their life savings to pay for their care when the NHS should be picking up the bill, Lisa Morgan comments.
Chance to have a say on care proposals South Wales Echo, February 2010. Age Concern Cymru and Help the Aged in Wales have teamed up with Hugh James solicitors to hold a meeting for older people in Cardiff on February 9 to help them comment on proposals about how they pay for care.
Massive delay for claims to reimburse cash for nurse care Western Mail, January 2010 Families face the prospect of a 14-year wait to learn whether the NHS will reimburse wrongly-paid nursing care fees. Lisa Morgan comments that the NHS must employ more assessors and panel members to speed up the process.