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Personal Health Budget

Gathers the number of patients with a personal health budget (PHB) in each Integrated Care Board (ICB).

Documentation

About this standard

Publisher
NHS England
Also known as
PHB
Reference code
DAPB2184 Amd 26/2019
Publication date
23/03/2023
Status
Active
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Standard type
Collections
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Collections. A Collection is a systematic gathering of a specified selection of data or information for a particular stated purpose from existing records held within health and care systems and electronic devices.

Extractions. An extraction is a type of collection that is pulled from an operational system by the data controller and transmitted to the receiver without additional processing or transcription by the sender.

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Collection level

Aggregate level

Frequency

Dataset publication or collection occurs every three months.

Contact point

Using this standard

Applies to
Integrated Care Boards (ICBs)
Associated medias

Topics and care settings

Topic
  • Care
  • Finance

Review Information

Scope
All Clinical Commissioning Groups and successor bodies (Integrated Care Boards).
Legal authority
  • Section 250 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012

    This standard is published under section 250 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012.

  • Section 259 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012

  • NHS standard contract

More information

A Personal Health Budget (PHB) is one way of personalising people's care to ensure they get the care they need. It is an amount of money to support a person's identified health and wellbeing needs, planned and agreed between the person and their local NHS team, or with a partner organisation on behalf of the NHS (such as a local authority).

In December 2019 the legal ‘right to have’ a personal health budget was extended from NHS continuing healthcare, and children and young people’s continuing care to include Section 117 Mental Health Aftercare and people eligible for wheelchair services (Personal Wheelchair Budgets). The data collected will be used to monitor progress against trajectories and the roll out in areas with a legal right.

Page last updated: 26 March 2024