Direct payments for health care: a consultation on proposals for regulations and guidance. The government's response.
This document sets out the Government's response to the consultation on the piloting of direct payments for health care.
Original consultation
http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Consultations/Responsestoconsultations/DH_114869
PDF version http://www.rcn.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0009/290934/Direct_Payments...
Direct payments for health care: Response to Department of Health consultation
The Department of Health has recently consulted on proposals for piloting direct payments for health care. This is part of the wider programme to explore the personalisation of health services targets announced in the NHS Next Stage Review.
This consultation closed on 8 January 2010 and here you can read the RCN's response to 'Direct payments for health care' (PDF 48.9KB).
The Department of Health has selected a number of pilot sites in England to test direct payments in the NHS, offering health budgets for a range of NHS services; for example continuing health care, long-term conditions, end of life care and obesity. The RCN believes that these pilots sites (due to run for three years) must be subject to a rigorous evaluation, with the results published before any decision is taken to implement nationally. We would also like to hear from you if you will be involved in one of the personal health budget pilot sites on a personal or professional level. Please email your contact details or your comments on your pilot site to policycontacts@rcn.org.uk.
Read more about the pilots on the Department of Health website.
Mencap http://www.pmldnetwork.org/resources/Mencap_response_Direct_payments_con...
BMA http://www.bma.org.uk/healthcare_policy/responses_consultations/directpa...
RCM http://www.rcm.org.uk/college/consultations/past-consultations/direct-pa...
PYSCH http://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/pdf/Personal%20budgets%20response.pdf
RCSLT http://www.rcslt.org/news/news/2009_news/direct_payments_consultation
MS http://www.mssociety.org.uk/downloads/Direct_payments_in_health_care_-_c...
Mental Health Foundation http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/our-work/policy/policy-archive/?entryid10...
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