RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Why clinicians should embrace individual budgets
JF BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care
JO BMJ Support Palliat Care
FD British Medical Journal Publishing Group
SP 87
OP 93
DO 10.1136/bmjspcare-2011-000118
VO 2
IS 2
A1 Simon John Duffy
YR 2012
UL http://spcare.bmj.com/content/2/2/87.abstract
AB The use of individual budgets in healthcare marks the beginning of a new set of opportunities for clinicians to collaborate with their patients and use approaches that are not limited to traditional medical treatments. Individual budgets will be particularly valuable in areas of healthcare where increased patient control, responsiveness, creativity or personalisation are useful. Individual budgets are likely to be particularly useful for people with chronic health conditions or mental health needs and for those people who are at the end of life.