GP practices should be put in charge of administering direct payments
to patients as part of the personal health budget scheme, a leading
think-tank has recommended in a report launched by the care minister
overseeing the initiative.
Under proposals suggested by 2020health,
which were launched today by health minister Norman Lamb, GPs would be
subcontracted by CCGs in certain cases to make ‘small discretionary
payments’ to patients as part of the personal health budget scheme, with
the practices taking responsibility for the administration of the
budgets. In the pilot, the GP role was limited to making referrals and
recommendations.
The authors, who looked at the DH’s analysis of the pilot results
published last year as well as at data stemming directly from the pilot
areas, came out strongly in support of personal budgets for mental
health patients and those requiring continuing care. They also said it
should in future be rolled out for arthritic patients, for haemodialysis
transport and falls prevention.
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