Published 20 May 2009, doi:10.1136/bmj.b1996
Cite this as: BMJ 2009;338:b1996
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Pilot projects for personal health budgets in England are announced
Zosia Kmietowicz
1 London
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A total of 75 primary care trusts have been selected to take part in a trial of personal health budgets throughout England.
The pilot projects will assess whether giving patients greater involvement in how money is spent on their healthcare needs will deliver more personalised services, one of the key aims outlined by the health minister Ara Darzi in his review of the NHS, High Quality Care for All, published last June (BMJ 2008;337:a642, doi:10.1136/bmj.a642).
Lord Darzi said, "During the consultation for the next stage review, people said clearly and consistently that they want a greater degree of control and influence over their health and health care.
"The main aim of introducing personal health budgets is to support the cultural change that is needed to create a more personalised NHS. They have the potential to improve the quality of patient experience and the effectiveness of care
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