Expansion of budgets for personalised health and care support

Expansion of budgets for personalised health and care support Wheelchair users and people who access aftercare services under the Mental Health Act will soon have a right to a personal health budget, the government has announced.

• Personal health budgets allow people to choose their own health and care support, which could include:
• specially adapted wheelchairs designed to maximise independence
• a choice of personal assistants who can be specially trained to meet the individual’s needs
• technology, equipment or even an assistance dog to reduce the need for support from a carer

Over 40,000 people currently benefit from personal health budgets, and the government plans to increase this to up to 200,000 people by 2024. Department of Health and Social Care