1. Personal Health Budgets: including people with learning disabilities
Sue Turner, NDTi
Alison Giraud-Saunders

2. Why we developed the resource
People with learning disabilities not always included
Self-directed support can lead to better outcomes …
… especially for people with complex needs
Consider in relation to Winterbourne View programme

3. How we developed the resource
We worked with three sites + network
Interviews with other sites/key stakeholders
Guide organised around ‘markers of progress’

4. Who can have a personal health budget?
People on NHS CHC:
From April right to ask
From October right to have a PHB
Other people with long term health conditions or mental health problems

5. What does this mean for services?
Planning with one person at a time, while ensuring access to the range of specialist services
Wide range of support required – not just health care
Including people who lack capacity
Involving people with learning disabilities and family carers
‘Can do’ approach to improving choice and control

6. Important things to think about (1)
Strong leadership
Working together with people and families
Getting the message across
Providing clear information
Thinking about the whole person

7. Important things to think about (2)
Treating people as equal partners – a positive approach to risk
Providing support to help people plan
People can take their budgets in the way that suits them
Checking to see how things are going

8. URL: Contacts: Sue Turner sue.turner@ndti.org.uk
Alison Giraud-Saunders