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NHS Constitution change could see trans patients treated in rooms on their own
NHS Constitution change could see trans patients treated in rooms on their own - The proposed changes, which are subject to consultation, focus on same-sex care and patient safety.
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Longer A&E waits as experts warn the NHS is going into winter 'in bad shape'
The NHS constitution states that at least 95% of patients should be admitted, transferred, or discharged within four hours of attending A&E. The Tory government watered down this standard in 2022 ...
BBC6mon
NHS charter to stress biological sex when placing patients in wards
The measure is part of a raft of changes to the NHS Constitution for England, the charter of rights for patients. The proposals stress the importance of biological sex for the first time when it ...
GP magazine6mon
Patients want 24-hour guarantee for urgent GP appointments in NHS Constitution
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Achieving and demonstrating compliance with NICE TA and HST guidance
the NHS Constitution and within the defined timeframe. A number of NHS professionals and organisations have asked NICE for clarification about how to demonstrate that patients are able to access ...
Alzheimer's Society5y
The Dementia Statements, the law and the NHS
Healthcare commissioners and service providers have a legal obligation (since the Health Act came into force in January 2010) to take the NHS Constitution, including patient experience, into account ...
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Humza Yousaf unveils plan for written constitution for Scotland
The constitution could include recognition of the NHS and strengthen human right protections for Scots. Opposition MSPs accused the government of focusing on the wrong priorities. At a glance ...