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What is a PHB?

PHB stands for Personal Health Budget. The funds are provided by the NHS to ensure every patient has complete control of how their support is delivered.

These budgets are available for patients with long-term health conditions or any other form of disability that requires ongoing care.

Reasons to Use a Personal Health Budget for Training

PHBs let you call the shots. To ensure your budget is used in a way that meets your needs, we team up with PHB holders, Integrated Care Boards (ICBs), and User-Led Organisations.

By offering training for Personal Assistants (PAs) and family members, we make it possible for the relevant people to be in control of ensuring great care is given where it’s needed.

Why is this important? Simply put, no one knows your needs better than you do.

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Training Courses for PAs

Our courses ensure PAs have the skills needed to align with personal care plans.

At ABUKA, we offer a variety of training courses that can be covered by the patient’s PHB. From social care training to safe moving and handling principles, we give PAs the knowledge to deliver truly personalised care.

Bespoke Courses for PHBs

We provide bespoke courses that can be perfectly matched to any care plan.

Available in our Stockport training facility, a location of your choosing or even online, we can accommodate any requests.

Furthermore, our experienced nursing team can conduct clinical competency assessments and sign-offs for your PA in your own home, making sure your team is fully qualified to take on healthcare tasks safely and confidently.

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What Training is Available from ABUKA?

Health Care Training

We offer trusted courses to provide the skills needed for managing a wide range of medical conditions. This includes support for Tracheostomy management, Oral Suctioning, Ventilation, Motor Neurone Disease, Dementia care and more.

Mandatory Care Training

Essential skills required by anyone providing health and social care to ensure high standards are being consistently met. Examples of topics include health and safety training and safeguarding in line with the latest legislations.

Moving and Handling

PHBs should also be used to ensure patients can make their way to and from required locations. For many, this means support is needed. Whether that comes in the form of safe lifting or manual handling safety, we offer a choice of courses which offer training in line with the latest published moving and handling legislation.

Are you looking for something else? We offer plenty more health, safety, and social courses. View our complete selection here.

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PHB Training FAQs

Yes. Speak to your trusted advisor to learn more about how to access funding for your training.

Your personal health budget can be used to cover any health and social training required to facilitate your care plan. This can range from medical skills to manual handling support.

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Client Testimonial

Abuka have supported the Manchester locality to ensure all PHB holders who are Direct Employers are fully compliant with training and clinical competencies. Abuka took the stress out of achieving this by managing the entire project, from booking in with PAs to reporting back to the team. The Abuka team are always helpful and responsive and work collaboratively to ensure an all round excellent, personalised, service.

Amy Jeffery

Personal Health Budget Coordinator

NHS Greater Manchester

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Abuka Case Study

Trafford Council & Greater Manchester Integrated Care

Discover how Trafford Council utilised Abuka training, their experience with us and how we can help you.

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Testimonials

Everything our customers love about us.

Laura
Laura
22 November 2023
Attended a safeguarding training course…
Attended a safeguarding training course lead by Ben, I found the course to be very interesting and informative. Ben had a great way of explaining and delivering the course in a way that made it very interesting.
Arlene Yarwood
Arlene Yarwood
31 October 2023
Trainer was knowledgeable…
Trainer was knowledgeable about the course about Red Alert .
Imogen McKeown
Imogen McKeown
05 October 2023
Training 5/10/23...
Ben Humphrey did a course today about Skin. He did a brilliant job at explaining everything on the PowerPoint and made it enjoyable and interesting. He is a lovely guy, very friendly and he definitely knows his knowledge ☺️ Would definitely do a course with him again
Consumer
Consumer
02 October 2023
Ben Humphrey’s has recently just…
Ben Humphrey’s has recently just delivered training for our home in which he made the training session, interactive, enjoyable and easy to learn. Group discussions throughout and a high level of knowledge within the domain being delivered. Ben presented with a high passion which you could see when delivering the training course, he was polite and engaged with the large group.
Darren
Darren
20 October 2023
Had Epilepsy/seizure training from Ben
Had Epilepsy/seizure training from Ben. Really interesting training and has helped me understand and learn new information around both subjects.
Sion Ann Roberts
Sion Ann Roberts
20 October 2023
Training very interesting
Donna the trainer was amazing , the course was very interesting and learnt a lot and will be taking the things that I learnt back to the place of work.

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