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Mandate that patients are told if their NHS referral is to a private provider.

Submitted on Tuesday 19th September 2017

Published on Tuesday 3rd October 2017

Current status: Closed

Closed: Tuesday 3rd April 2018

Signatures: 1,374

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Petition Action

Mandate that patients are told if their NHS referral is to a private provider.

Petition Details

NHS patients are often not informed when their referral is to a private and not an NHS provider. They are entitled to choose who provides their care and should not be referred to the private sector by default. Patients have a choice under the NHS Constitution and they should be informed of this.

Additional Information

A relative needed an Opthalmology opinion and so was referred. The referral choices were to one private company with a choice of five venues. An NHS option was not given despite being available locally. This was because a block of care had been purchased from this private company in advance. A referral to the NHS would have meant a second payment for this care. Challenge by the relative resulted in an NHS appointment. This practice is unfair to both patient and the NHS and should stop.


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