General   (General discussion, talk about anything.)

priscus, thanks for that. I had already seen it, but many people may not have.

The most important thing is:

'Quality of life'
A spokesman for NHS England said: "Personal health budgets are designed to meet identified health needs in ways that give patients more control over the care and support they receive.
"The spending must be agreed between the individual and the NHS, meet the patient's individual health needs and achieve the desired outcomes.
"An independent evaluation has shown that personal health budgets are cost effective, help people manage their health and improve quality of life."


People can't just go out and spend their budget without any control. All expenses need to be justifiable.

As I said in the first sentence of my last post, it is not right that cancer drugs are being withheld.

Part of my daughters treatment is chemotherapy,so I really do see both sides of this issue at a very personal level.

You need to have the wisdom of Solomon to decide where funds are best spent.

Perhaps if the NHS cleaned up their act regarding Health Tourism they would be in a better financial state.

My daughter has already said she doesn't want to go on, on numerous occasions. So that little Smart Car, as crazy as it may seem to others, is a matter of life or death for us. And we hang on with our fingertips every day.