Making personal health budgets effective will depend on staff: those who support and agree the care plans and budgets, those who monitor the use of the budget and conditions of individuals, and those who deliver services.
Personal health budgets and personalisation more widely is likely to require a significant cultural change at all levels of the NHS. There may be far reaching changes to the way in which people work.
This guide has been developed in consultation with the Social Partnership Forum and sets out some of the key questions for pilot sites involved in personal health budgets to consider to ensure that personalised care can be delivered by well paid, well trained and motivated staff.
The guide is a starting point for local discussion and outlines some of the main areas where there are likely to be concerns and provides some sources of further information.
Download a copy of the guide.