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Aimed at people who work in organisations that support individual employers and PAs, for example, user led organisations (ULOs), disabled people's organisations (DPOs), direct payment and PHB support services, and other third sector or charity organisations.  

See our useful information and practical tools around recruiting PAs, training and funding, updates on legislation and best practice, and the latest research.

Personal health budgets

Guidance on direct payments for healthcare: understanding the regulations

This document provides guidance for commissioners to support the implementation of the regulations.

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Guidance on the legal rights to have personal health budgets and personal wheelchair budgets

This guidance document supports integrated care boards and other relevant bodies to meet their duty to ensure eligible groups of people benefit from the legal right to have a personal health budget or personal wheelchair budget.

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Personal health budgets

Information from NHS England about personal health budgets (PHBs). What they are, who can get them and how it works.

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Shared lives for health

Shared Lives Plus has been working with NHS England, along with Shared Lives schemes and ICSs/ICBs, to demonstrate how Shared Lives can support people with intermediate or long-term health needs. Find out more from Shared Lives Plus.

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