Delivering Personal Health Budgets

Author: Vidhya Alakeson

The author showcases the importance of Personal Health Budgets in helping to improve the lifespan of people with disabilities and long-term conditions by giving them more control and a greater choice over their healthcare.

This book is a step-by-step guide to their implementation, using current evidence and the best practice identified by pilot sites.

It contains everything that there is to know about the purpose and history of personal health budgets. It also shares evidence of their effectiveness and the challenges they pose to the traditional healthcare system.

The author describes the essential infrastructure needed for personal health budgets and includes implementation checklists. The book focuses on how personal health budgets can be implemented to achieve the best possible outcomes for individuals. Whilst we also hear real-life stories from people who use personal health budgets, helping to bring them further control of their own lives.

Delivering Personal Health Budgets is essential reading for commissioners, healthcare providers, clinicians and policy makers who are looking for an informative and authoritative guide.

Available to order from your local bookshop and on Amazon

The publisher is Policy Press. Delivering Personal Health Budgets @ Vidhya Alakeson 2014