Tuesday 9 July 2013

The teeth in the NHS Constitution: the case of the right to NICE approved treatments

The teeth in the NHS Constitution: the case of the right to NICE approved treatments This report argues that many of the patient rights in the NHS Constitution lack clout unless new arrangements are put in place to support them. The study used literature reviews and a comprehensive survey of patient groups and organisations to try to establish whether people are achieving one of the clearest rights in the NHS Constitution – the right to receive clinically appropriate treatments that have been approved by NICE.

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