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Vulnerable patients should be offered their own personal health and care budgets, the NHS England boss says.
Simon Stevens wants to see the frail elderly, people with disabilities and those with serious mental health problems given joint pots from the NHS and council-run social care services.
The hope is that five million people will be offered them by 2018.
The plans represent an extension of a policy - known as personal budgets - that has started being rolled out.
The idea is to give patients a nominal budget - probably at least £1,000 - which they can then decide to spend on whatever care and services they want, as part of a drive to give patients more power.
GP and emergency care is not included, and they can use these the same as anyone else.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-28229243
Simon Stevens wants to see the frail elderly, people with disabilities and those with serious mental health problems given joint pots from the NHS and council-run social care services.
The hope is that five million people will be offered them by 2018.
The plans represent an extension of a policy - known as personal budgets - that has started being rolled out.
The idea is to give patients a nominal budget - probably at least £1,000 - which they can then decide to spend on whatever care and services they want, as part of a drive to give patients more power.
GP and emergency care is not included, and they can use these the same as anyone else.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-28229243