Individual Funding Request Panel (IRFP)

The DHSC believes that the best and fairest way to fund and provide effective care for residents is through the development of clear care pathways and funding policies that allow equal access to all patients with similar clinical need.

However, the DHSC acknowledges that there will be occasions when the specific circumstances of individual patients warrant consideration for an intervention which is outside existing pathways and policies. Requests for such interventions may be made by clinicians, on behalf of their patients, to the Department of Health and Social Care through the Individual Funding Request (IFR) process.