Your Choice
Giving people more choice is a priority of the modern NHS. This is because research in the UK and overseas has shown that treatments are more effective if patients choose, understand and control their care.
Your choices include:
- The right to choose a GP and to change to another if you're not happy with the service you receive.
- The right to choose which hospital to go to if your GP refers you to see a specialist.
- The right to be involved in decisions about your healthcare and to be given the information you need to do this.
For a full list of your guaranteed choices within the NHS go www.nhs.uk/choiceinthenhs