Roll-out of a nurse-led welfare benefits screening service throughout the largest Local Health Care Co-operative in Glasgow: An evaluation study

SummaryObjective luate the roll-out of a nurse-led Attendance Allowance (AA) screening programme in 24 general practices located within the largest Local Health Care Co-operative in Glasgow. design tion study s ndred and thirty participants aged over 64 years who, in the nursesʹ clinical judgement, appeared to have care needs were recruited opportunistically by community nurses over a 15-month period. A money advice worker contacted all potential underclaimers offering a home visit to assess for unclaimed benefits. The main outcome measured was the total amount of unclaimed AA, linked benefits and grants. s hundred and sixty-three participants and 13 relatives were awarded a total of £1,136,424.10. Of this, £1,016,908.70 was on a recurrent annual basis and £119,515.44 was awarded as lump sums. sions ethod of benefits assessment (community-nurse-led pre-AA screening followed by a home visit from a money advice worker) would appear to be an efficient and effective method of income maximization that could be rolled out nationally within primary care settings located in deprived areas.