Personal healthcare budgets: What can England learn from the Netherlands?

The English Department of Health wants to give patients more control over the care they receive. One way they propose to do this is through personal healthcare budgets for people eligible for NHS continuing care. The health secretary, Andrew Lansley, says the “budgets will give them more control over how their needs are met, allowing them to choose support and services that suit them and their families.”1 It builds on the English experience with personal budgets for social care, which has suggested potential benefits, especially in empowering budget holders.2 English experience with health bud... Mehr ...