NHS Torbay Care Trust - South West SHA

Key focus/scope

The Torbay Care Trust pilot will focus on people with long term conditions, including Multiple Sclerosis and Parkinson's Disease, mental health problems and continuing healthcare.

Overview of pilot and its purpose

To pilot personal health budgets in Torbay with individuals who have a long term condition, mental health or continuing healthcare need, to provide them with an opportunity to direct their own healthcare related support.

The outcomes Torbay hope to achieve are:

• better quality health and wellbeing outcomes
• improved quality of life
• improved patient experience/satisfaction
• reduced health inequalities
• improved access to a wider range of support and services
• positive shift of culture
• better use of NHS resources
• increased value for money

The pilot will focus on an initial cohort of 75 individuals in the first year. This includes 45 people with long term conditions; 15 mental health clients; and 15 people receiving continuing healthcare funding.

Objectives of pilot

The pilot aims to:

• provide individuals with more choice and control over their health and wellbeing needs
• facilitate a cultural change in both individuals and professionals towards how outcomes can be achieved
• stimulate flexibility and creativity towards personalisation of services
• use personal health budgets user experiences to better inform and shape future commissioning intentions
• assist World Class Commissioning by stimulating the market to ensure the demand for services is met
• seize the opportunity to be at the forefront of innovation and transformation.

This information has been provided by NHS Torbay Care Trust