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FAMILIES who were forced to pay for care for seriously ill relatives that should have been free have been refunded thousands of pounds, new figures show. A Freedom of Information request revealed 22 families were repaid by the Castle Point and Rochford Clinical Commissioning Group between 2020 and 2015. The pay-outs followed assessments showing patients should have received care but had previously been forced to pay. John Petters, son of Doreen Cowell, who died on Canvey in 2017, successfully lobbied for his family to receive £14,000. He proved his mother’s needs were severe enough for the NHS to fund care for her. Patient - Doreen with son John and Evelyn