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Publication, Part of

Personal Health Budgets: Quarter 4 2021-22

Publication Date:
12 May 2022
Geographic Coverage:
England
Geographical Granularity:
Clinical Commissioning Groups, Integrated Care Boards
Date Range:
01 Jul 2021 to 31 Mar 2022
Page contents

Summary

This publication provides Management Information (MI) for Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCG) in England who submitted data on Personal Health Budgets (PHB) for Quarter 4 2021-22 (Jan-Mar 2022).

By the end of 2021-22 (March 2022) just under 125,000 people had received Personal Health Budgets in England.

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

Highlights

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, and Quarter 3 2021-22 data were published in February 2022.

124,964 people received Personal Health Budgets

110,952 adults and 14,012 children and young people received Personal Health Budgets by the end of Quarter 4 2021-22.

23,911 more people received Personal Health Budgets in Quarter 4 2021-22 than in Quarter 3.

 

24,224 adults with a Personal Health Budget 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.

22% of Personal Health Budgets were delivered as direct payments

74% of Personal Health Budgets were delivered as notional payments, 22% as direct payments, and 5% 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 3:44 pm