The PM has announced that patients will be offered a wider choice of providers, and the process of booking treatments and appointments will be made as smooth as possible.
On Monday, the PM unveiled a new package of reforms to bring down the NHS waiting list and ensure millions of patients can access appointments in a way that is more convenient to them.
An upgraded NHS App will enable patients to choose providers, book appointments in more settings and receive test results, all in one place
Greater choice and control for patients will sit at heart of reforms, as government delivers on its Plan for Change to rebuild NHS
It will establish minimum standards patients should expect as they wait for care
A revolutionised NHS App is among proposals aimed at giving patients greater power over how and when they receive treatment, as the government sets out plans to reform our NHS and reduce waiting lists for good.
Currently, fewer than a quarter of patients recall being offered a choice of hospital for their treatment. Patients have a legal right to choose their provider and the government wants to give them more control over their own care.
Patients will be offered a wider choice of providers and the process of booking treatments and appointments will be made as smooth, supportive and convenient as possible.
The plan marks the start of a new era for the health service that will put patients in the driving seat and in control of their own care.
Preet Kaur Gill, MP for Birmingham Edgbaston, said:
“It should be as convenient as possible for patients to access healthcare. Every single one of my constituents, regardless of their wealth, should be able to exercise choice and control when booking appointments and receiving treatment from our NHS.
“This Labour government is delivering on our promise to put patients first, bring our analogue NHS into the digital age and cut waiting lists so that people and their families will be treated on time for good.”
Health and Social Care Secretary, Wes Streeting said:
“If the wealthy can choose where and when they are treated, then working class patients should be able to as well, and this government will give them that choice.
“Our plan will reform the NHS, so patients are fully informed every step of the way through their care, they are given proper choice to go to a different provider for a shorter wait, and put in control of their own healthcare.
“This government’s reform agenda will take the NHS from a one size fits all, top down, ‘like it or lump it’ service, to a modern service that puts patients in the driving seat and treats them on time – delivering on our Plan for Change to drive a decade of national renewal.”
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