Personal Health Budgets are an important part of the NHS' long term plan to personalise care.
A personal health budget is an amount of money to support the identified health and wellbeing needs of an individual, which are planned and agreed between that person, or their representative, and NHS Cheshire and Merseyside.
A personal health budget is an amount of money to support the identified health and wellbeing needs of an individual, which are planned and agreed between that person, or their representative, and Liverpool Place.
Read More about Personal Health BudgetsFind out what criteria must be met in order to be eligible for a personal health budget.
If someone is interested in a personal health budget for themselves or someone they care for, they should talk to the local NHS team or health professional who helps them most often with their care – this might be a care manager or a GP.
More about how someone can get a PHB
"Often the people who make the decisions on your care plan actually do so with very little input from you. They work around standard procedures and rules that often don't really map very well onto your personal circumstances. The Personal health budget is designed to put you in the driving seat and for you to decide what you need and ultimately for you to have a voice"
A personal health budget is based upon a personalised care and support plan. This plan sets out someone’s health and wellbeing needs, the outcomes they wish to achieve, the amount of money available and how it will be spent.
More about managing your PHB
Personal Care For You
