This guidance will help clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) and other
commissioners of adult and children’s health and care services to understand
the right to have a personal health budget for:

• Adult NHS Continuing Healthcare (NHS CHC)
• After-care services under section 117 of the Mental Health Act (1983)
• Personal wheelchair budgets
• Children and young people’s continuing care

It will also be of interest to:

• People providing support to commissioners
• People providing health and care services
• Voluntary sector groups and user led organisations who have an interest in
personal health budgets
• Patients and carers