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Patient choice is a concept introduced into the NHS in England. Most patients are supposed to be able to choose the clinician whom they want to provide them with healthcare and that money to pay for the service should follow their choice. Before the advent of the internal market, in principle, a GP could refer a patient to any specialist in the UK.
The Government's intention was that when patients were able to choose between their local NHS Hospital and any accredited private hospital in England, standards would rise (known as 'contestability'). In March 2007 the first independent sector hospitals became available as directly bookable options from within Choose and Book.
When making decisions about healthcare, NHS patients are free to choose where they are treated based on what matters most to them, whether that is how far to travel, how long to wait, or how the ...
The NHS was established within the differing nations of the United Kingdom through differing legislation, and as such there has never been a singular British healthcare system, instead there are 4 health services in the United Kingdom; NHS England, the NHS Scotland, HSC Northern Ireland and NHS Wales, which were run by the respective UK government ministries for each home nation before falling ...
The NHS Constitution for England establishes the principles and values of the NHS in England. It sets out rights to which patients, public and staff are entitled, and pledges which the NHS is committed to achieve, together with responsibilities, which the public, patients and staff owe to one another to ensure that the NHS operates fairly and ...
The charter set out rights in service areas including general practice, hospital treatment, community treatment, ambulance, dental, optical, pharmaceutical and maternity care. Various stakeholders have criticised the charter for reasons widely ranging from not offering sufficient support to transgender patients [ 1 ] to increasing attacks on ...
A report on the state of the NHS following the election of a Labour government in 2024, commissioned by Health Secretary Wes Streeting, led by the surgeon and former member of a Labour government Lord Ara Darzi (currently an independent peer) concluded that "The Health and Social Care Act of 2012 was a calamity without international precedent ...
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