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What is a Personal Health Budget?
A personal health budget is an amount of NHS money to support the identified health and well-being needs of an individual, which is planned and agreed between the individual, or their representative, and their local Integrated Care Board. It isn’t new money but a different way of spending health funding to meet the needs of an individual.
Personalisation of NHS Care
Personal health budgets support the vision of a more personalised, patient-focused NHS, and offer additional opportunities for individuals and health care professionals to work in partnership, making shared decisions and actively co-designing services and support.
A personal health budget will allow an individual to purchase services, support and activities to achieve their health and well-being outcomes agreed with the NHS.
Who can have a Personal Health Budget in Derby & Derbyshire?
NHS Derby & Derbyshire confirms that the following groups have a right to have a personal health budget:
- Adults eligible for NHS Continuing Healthcare
- Children and young people eligible for NHS Continuing Care
- People eligible for an NHS wheelchair
- People who access after-care services under section 117 of the Mental Health Act.
In addition the following groups can ask the ICB to consider a request for a personal health budget:
- Adults aged 18 and over with learning disability, autism and/or mental health and behaviour that challenges living in a community setting who will benefit from having a personal health budget.
- Children and young people (birth to 25) who may not be eligible for Continuing Care but have an Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan and could receive a personal health budget for the health element of their plan.