Request 1

How many adults who receive NHS Continuing Healthcare in your clinical commissioning group area had a personal health budget in each of the following years:

(i) 2013/14 

(ii) 2014/15

(iii) 2015/16

Response 1

(i) 2013/14  - 0 Information not reported prior to October 2014

(ii) 2014/15 – 51 figures reported Q4 2014/15

(iii) 2015/16 – 49 currently as of Q1

Request 2

Of all adults who are receive NHS Continuing Healthcare in your clinical commissioning group area, what percentage had a personal health budget in each of the following years?

(i) 2013/14

(ii) 2014/15

(iii) 2015/16

Response 2

(i) 2013/14 -  0 Information not reported prior to October 2014

(ii) 2014/15 – 51 / 889 = 5.74% Cumulative activity up to the end of Q4

(iii) 2015/16 – 49 / 473 = 10.36% Cumulative activity up to the end of Q1 only

Request 3

How many people in your clinical commissioning group area have requested a personal health budget, since the legal right was introduced in October 2014?

Response 3

96 referrals have been received to PHB team

Request 4

What percentage of people who requested a personal health budget in that time were accepted? 

Response 4

100% of all completed referrals to the PHB services have been accepted

Request 5

What actions did your clinical commissioning group take to inform all those in receipt of NHS Continuing Care of their legal right to a personal health budget, when this was introduced? 

Response 5

Since 2014 all  patients receiving a Continuing Healthcare patients have been offered information regarding their right to a PHB and the process for referral.

Request 6

What other actions have your clinical commissioning group taken to make people in receipt of NHS Continuing Care aware of personal health budgets? 

Response 6

The CCG have linked with local voluntary agencies and a PHB network is now developed. A communication strategy for PHB’s is also about to be launched on the CCG website. 

Request 7

Since October 2014, are individuals who begin receiving NHS Continuing Care notified of their right to a personal health budget by your clinical commissioning group? 

Response 7

Please see response for Request 5

Request 8

Please provide copies of any information or guidance issued by your clinical commissioning group since October 2014 to people in receipt of NHS Continuing Care, to make them aware of their legal right to a personal health budget. 

Response 8

Please see response 6 and the attached is the information leaflet used 

Request 9

How many people who do not receive NHS Continuing Care in your clinical commissioning group area have a personal health budget? 

Response 9

0