18 June 2014 — OurNHS
A Thatcherite ‘voucher’ system is being imposed on the NHS is the worst way to deliver ‘personalisation’.
From April 2015 all Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) must be able to offer Personal Health Budgets (PHBs) to all patients who have a long term condition (LTC). Personal Budgets were mentioned in the Conservative 2010 manifesto, but the plans attracted little scrutiny and few people were aware of them. For most of the 15 million people with a long term condition, the first they will hear of PHBs will be when their CCG offers them one.
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