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Report claims Cumbrian new mums ‘lack birth choice’ - Carlisle News & Star 26th October 2009
"Hospital bosses have hit back at a report which claimed mums in north and west Cumbria were not being given a choice of where to give birth.
They say the National Childbirth Trust study – which put Carlisle and Copeland at the bottom of the national league table – is totally flawed."
Thousands of NHS patients opt for private care through 'choice' agenda - Daily Telegraph 26th October 2009
"Thousands of NHS patients have opted to go to private hospitals for treatment since the Government launched its "choice" agenda, it has been reported."
Pregnant women still 'not able to choose where they give birth'- Daily Telegraph 26th October 2009
"More than 90 per cent of pregnant women are not able to choose where they give birth despite a government pledge that all mothers-to-be would be given that right by 2009, a report has found. "
90% of women denied choice of where to give birth, study says - The Guardian 26th October 2009
"More than 90% of women are denied a choice of where they give birth despite a government pledge that all mothers-to-be in England would have that right by the end of 2009, according to a report published today.
Just 4.2% of pregnant women across the UK can choose whether to have their baby in hospital, at a birth centre or at home, according to a study by the National Childbirth Trust, the country's biggest parenting charity. Some 4.7% in England have the choice."
What would the Conservatives' health policy be like? - The Guardian 8th October 2009
"The Tories now claim to be the 'party of the NHS' – they promise to spend more, recruit more NHS dentists and improve access to services"
Tories offer a 'Pick your Doctor' health revolution using eBay-style rating system - Daily Mail 4th October 2009
"Patients will be able to choose their hospital consultant as part of a health revolution to be unveiled by the Tories today.
Shadow Health Secretary Andrew Lansley will pledge to give far more choice over how you are treated - and by whom. "
Dr Crippen: The illusion of choice in the NHS comes at a high price - The Guardian 29th September 2009
Waiting lists are down - but where are the beds in an emergency?
Let patients choose their doctors - The Guardian 17th September 2009
Ann Robinson's defence of the status quo is wrong. Citizens should have a greater say in how services are accessed
Burnham's poor prescription - The Guardian 17th September 2009
There are many reasons why the health secretary's plan to abolish GP practice boundaries would be bad for patients
Rural GP surgeries face threat from plans to abolish practice boundaries, experts warn - Daily Telegraph 17th September 2009
Rural GP surgeries will be threatened by moves to abolish practice catchment areas to allow commuters to register with a doctor near work, experts said.
NHS to abolish 'boundaries' for GP lists - The Independent 17th September 2009
Patients in England will be able to register with any doctor under a move to abolish catchment areas, the Health Secretary said today.
Andy Burnham said people's choice of GP practice was "unnecessarily limited" by current boundaries related to postcode.
Andy Burnham vows to abolish GP boundaries- The Guardian 16th September 2009
Health secretary to announce that fixed 'practice boundaries' are to be abolished within the next year.
GP catchment areas will be scrapped - The Guardian 17th September 2009
Patients will soon be able to register with the doctor of their choice regardless of where they live, the Health Secretary is due to announce.
The removal of GP practice boundaries within the next 12 months will make life easier for everyone from busy mothers to commuting businessmen, Andy Burnham will say.
Doctors queasy as Andy Burnham vows to abolish GP boundaries - The Guardian 16th September 2009
Patients will be given the right to choose their GPs under government reforms allowing people in deprived areas to sign up with surgeries in more affluent areas.
In a move that will be nervously received by doctors, the health secretary Andy Burnham will announce tomorrow that fixed "practice boundaries" are to be abolished within the next year.
Patients will be allowed to choose a GP - The Independent 17th September 2009
NHS patients are to be offered a free choice of GP, wherever in the country they choose, Andy Burnham, the Health Secretary, is to announce today.
Patients will be able to register with the practice of their choice, whether it is close to their home, their office – or because they happen to like the GP.
Patients will be able to pick a GP anywhere in the country - The Times 17th September 2009
Patients will be able to register with any GP in an overhaul designed to help commuters to see doctors near their workplaces and allow people to switch to better surgeries.
Current rules that force people to register with GPs near their homes will be abolished within the year. Instead patients could sign up for any surgery they choose and practices that lose patients because they provide poor quality of care could face closure.
Patients can register with GP anywhere they want, says Health Secretary Andy Burnham - Daily Telegraph 16th September 2009
Patients will be able to register with a GP anywhere in the country in a radical move to abolish restrictive catchment areas, Andy Burnham, the Health Secretary, will announce.
Patients to get the freedom to shop around for a GP - Daily Mail 17th September 2009
Patients will have greater power over their choice of GP and can ditch doctors they are not happy with under reforms to be announced today.
In his speech, Health Secretary Andy Burnham will also pledge that practice boundaries will be removed within 12 months.
GP catchment areas to be ended - BBC Health News 16th September 2009
GP catchment areas are to be scrapped in England within a year, Health Secretary Andy Burnham will say later.
Ministers want to introduce more choice into the family doctor system, believing it will drive up standards.
In your hands: Patients' guide to getting the best treatment - Daily Mail 5th September 2009
From choosing the hospital you are treated in to picking the consultant you see, new reforms put patients in charge of their healthcare. Here, Dr Ellie Cannon answers the questions she is most often asked about patient choice.
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