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A budget too far?
— [direct payments for healthcare] | | Author(s) | Mark Hunter |
| Journal title | Community Care, issue 1786, 10 September 2009 |
| Pages | pp 26-27 |
| Source | www.communitycare.co.uk |
| Keywords | Services ; Health services ; Social security benefits ; Attitude. |
| Annotation | Is the public ready for the next level of the personalisation agenda, direct payments for healthcare? The Health Bill going through the current Parliamentary session (2008/08) will bring direct payments in healthcare into force, paving the way for 70 pilot projects to test the scheme. Professional bodies such as the British Medical Association (BMA) view the scheme as a commodification of the health service, whereas those in the mental health field such as In Control have embraced it with some enthusiasm. This article cites examples of local authorities working with service users and carers, where the transition to direct payments for healthcare are viewed positively. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-090914203 A |
| Classmark | I: L: JH : DP * |
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