Man awarded £27K after PCT botched father's care assessment

Brent PCT said stroke victim Reuben Binder did not qualify for care paid for by the health authorities in February 2009. Instead, his son Simon was charged for his 24 hour nursing. However, Simon Binder, acting on the advice of specialist firm Paladin Advocates, arranged for his father to be reassessed by an alternative PCT in Barnet. In October 2009, Barnet PCT said the elder Binder did qualify for funding, despite there having been no change in his condition. He died a month later. Paladin advised Simon Binder to appeal to Brent PCT for a reimbursement of the care costs he had pa...