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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.

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What are personal health budgets?

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.

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Who is eligible for a PHB?

Find out what criteria must be met in order to be eligible for a personal health budget.

  • Adults eligible for, or in receipt of, NHS Continuing Healthcare
  • Children eligible for, or in receipt of, Continuing Care.
  • Individuals who access wheelchair services whose posture and mobility needs impact their wider health and social care needs.
  • Individuals eligible for Section 117 aftercare following inpatient admission under Sections 3, 37, 47, 48 or 45A of the Mental Health Act (1983, amended 2007).
  • Individuals who have a long term condition who may benefit from a personal health budget and are not in receipt of NHS funded packages of care.

Different types of PHB

Personal health budgets for mental health

Personal health budgets for mental health

Personal health budgets are a way of offering individuals with disabilities and long-term conditions greater choice and control in how the NHS supports them in improving their health and managing their care.
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Personal health budgets for children, young people and families

Personal health budgets for children, young people and families

NHS England is working with partners across education and social care to support more young people with complex health needs to access personal health budgets.
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Personal wheelchair budgets

Personal wheelchair budgets

A personal wheelchair budget is a resource available to support people’s choice of wheelchair, either within NHS commissioned services or outside NHS commissioned services.
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Personal health budgets in NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC)

Personal health budgets in NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC)

Adults who are eligible for NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC) funding have had a legal right to have a personal health budget since October 2014. NHS England and NHS Improvement expects that unless there are exceptional circumstances, everyone living in their own home who is in receipt of NHS Continuing Healthcare funding will have a personal health budget.
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How can someone get a PHB?

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.

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What made you decide to apply for a PHB in the first place?

"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"

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Managing your PHB

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.

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Useful Links

This page lists useful organisations that can help you find out more about Personal Health Budgets.

Local links

Liverpool City Council

Liverpool City Council is the governing body for the city of Liverpool in Merseyside, England.

Mencap Liverpool

We are proud to be the local voice of learning disability in Liverpool.

Citizens Advice Liverpool

At Citizens Advice we believe no one should have to face these problems without good quality, independent advice.

Advocacy Works

Advocacy Works take action to help people say what they want, secure their rights, represent their interests, obtain required services and give individuals a stronger voice.

National links

Disability Rights UK

Disability Rights UK Factsheet about Personal Health Budgets

Peoplehub

Personalised care community

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Liverpool CCG

Information about Personal Health Budgets from the Liverpool Commissioning Group.

NHS England

Information about Personal Health Budgets from NHS England.

Content provided by One Liverpool, a partnership of local health and care organisations working together to support a healthier, happier and fairer Liverpool for all.

Published on Mon, 08 Feb 2021 11:51:32 GMT
Modified on Thu, 17 Feb 2022 16:57:28 GMT

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