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100,000 more wheelchair users and mentally ill to be given personal health budgets

Compliance Legislation by Sarah Clarke on November 1, 2019

Everyone eligible for an NHS wheelchair or requiring aftercare services under the Mental Health Act will have access to a Personal Health Budget.

Changes to NHS commissioning and procurement starting to bear fruit

News by Andrew Seymour on July 29, 2019

Matthew Hancock said that NHS England “has met or is making good progress” towards 89% of the deliverables in the government’s mandate

Thousands more people take up Personal Wheelchair Budgets

Access Assisted Living Business Finance Funding by Lee Peart on June 3, 2019

Personal Health Budgets (PHBs) are now being used by more than 50,000 people, of which a hefty chunk are using the money to put towards wheelchairs that better suit their needs compared to standard issue equipment.

Care providers to benefit from thousands more personal health budgets

Finance Funding Home care groups by Sarah Clarke on February 21, 2019

Amongst other things, the budgets can be used to pay for personal assistants, who can be trained to meet individual care needs.