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Choice of hospital: guidance for PCTs, NHS Trusts and SHAs on offering patients choice of where they are treated
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Document type:Guidance
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Author:Department of Health
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Published date:16 July 2003
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Primary audience:Professionals
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Product number:32659
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Gateway reference:1721
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Pages:15
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Copyright holder:Crown Copyright
This document sets out the next steps to deliver the NHS Plan vision for greater patient choice within the NHS. By summer 2004, all patients waiting six months for surgery should benefit from the choice to move to another hospital or provider. From December 2005, patients who may require elective surgery will be offered a choice of 4-5 hospitals once the GP has decided that a referral is required.
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