The Cost of Implementing Personal Health Budgets

TY - BOOK

T1 - The Cost of Implementing Personal Health Budgets

AU - Jones, K

AU - Forder, J

AU - Caiels, J

AU - Welch, E

AU - Windle, K

AU - Davidson, J

AU - Dolan, P

AU - Glendinning, C

AU - Irvine, A

AU - King, D

PY - 2011

Y1 - 2011

N2 - This third interim report explores the implementation process for personal health budgets by examining the financial costs. As the introduction of personal health budgets is likely to necessitate a major cultural change in the organisation and provision of health care, it is important to understand the costs involved to be able to inform the more general roll-out of the initiative after 2012.Information was gathered to be able to provide an indication of likely implementation costs following national roll-out of the initiative.

AB - This third interim report explores the implementation process for personal health budgets by examining the financial costs. As the introduction of personal health budgets is likely to necessitate a major cultural change in the organisation and provision of health care, it is important to understand the costs involved to be able to inform the more general roll-out of the initiative after 2012.Information was gathered to be able to provide an indication of likely implementation costs following national roll-out of the initiative.

KW - health services issues

KW - funding issues

M3 - Commissioned report

T3 - PSSRU Discussion Paper

BT - The Cost of Implementing Personal Health Budgets

PB - Personal Social Services Research Unit, University of Kent at Canterbury

CY - University of Kent, Canterbury

ER -