Coronavirus (COVID-19): guidance for people receiving direct payments, DHSC (updated 11th September 2020)

Updates 11 September 2020The document ' Guidance for commissioners, people receiving direct payments and care providers ' has been changed to ' Guidance for local authorities and clinical commissioning groups in the delivery of direct payments and personal health budgets. ' This guidance is no longer aimed at people receiving direct payments (as separate guidance has been issued on this), and now is aimed at commissioners and local government only. The easy read version of ' Guidance for commissioners, people receiving direct payments and care providers ' has also been removed. 31 July 2020 Updated 3 attachments: ' Guidance for commissioners, people receiving direct payments and care providers ' , ' Guidance for commissioners, people receiving direct payments and care providers (easy read) ' and ' Using direct payments during the coronavirus outbreak: full guidance for people receiving direct payments and personal assistants ' . Updates reflect that the self-isolation period for people with coronavirus symptoms has changed to 10 days rather than 7 days.
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news