This Guide, aimed at council commissioners and providers, sets out how councils can contract flexibly with a service provider to meet a person's needs, and contract in a way that gives the person more...
Personal health budgets have been shown to improve quality of life and reduce the use of inpatient care and to be cost-effective. From April 2015, NHS England expects clinical commissioning groups...
A report by TLAP collating the latest information about personal budgets for older people. The report draws on recent work of the Think Local Act Personal partnership to highlight what does and doesn't...
This briefing includes case studies from organisations which have already introduced personal health budgets and sets out how organisations can address financial challenges when implementing them. ...
This briefing is intended for commissioners and providers who are considering, or already leading, local deployment of personal budgets in health. It is also of relevance to leaders and managers who...
For the second year, the POET survey has included people with personal health budgets, whose support is funded by the NHS. Since 1 October 2014 people receiving continuing care (including children) have...
The Poet survey looks at the experiences of personal budget holders and their carers and is based on the Personal Outcomes Evaluation Tool (POET). Published by TLAP, In Control and Lancaster University,...
A wealth of information - your questions answered on personal health budgets gives a short overview on personal health budgets for NHS professionals. It addresses their most frequently asked questions,...
This is a report of three workshops; the workshops were held in April 2013 and aimed at council staff responsible for implementing Self-Directed Support (SDS). The purpose of the workshops was to share...
The report updates guidance on strategies for increasing take up of direct payments for all groups. The report includes a number of case studies; they help to gain a better understanding of the main...