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Publication, Part of

Personal Health Budgets: Quarter 3 2021-22

Publication Date:
8 Feb 2022
Geographic Coverage:
England
Geographical Granularity:
Clinical Commissioning Groups, Integrated Care Boards
Date Range:
01 Jul 2021 to 31 Dec 2021
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Summary

This publication provides Management Information (MI) for Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCG) in England who submitted data on Personal Health Budgets (PHB) for Quarter 3 2021-22 (Oct-Dec 2021).

In Quarter 3 2021-22 just over 100,000 people received Personal Health Budgets in England.

No data were published for Quarter 4 2020-21 or Quarter 1 2021-22 due to COVID-19. Quarter 2 2021-22 data were published in November 2021.

** Please note that the cumulative csv file was replaced on 26 May 2022 due to an error in the previous version.

Highlights

101,053 people received Personal Health Budgets

90,888 adults and 10,165 children and young people received Personal Health Budgets in Quarter 3 2021-22.

20,905 more people received Personal Health Budgets in Quarter 3 2021-22 than in Quarter 2.

 

19,077 adults were eligible for Continuing Healthcare (CHC)

NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC) is provided to people with long-term complex health needs who qualify for free social care arranged and funded by the NHS.

23% of Personal Health Budgets were delivered as direct payments

72.6% of Personal Health Budgets were delivered as notional payments, 22.95% as direct payments, and 4.46% as third-party payments.

A notional payment is where the NHS arranges and pays for the care; a direct payment is where the individual receives payment to buy care and support, and arranges it themselves; and a third-party payment is where another organisation receives the payment and arranges the care.

 

Last edited: 8 November 2023 3:43 pm