Nearly half of patients say they have been offered a choice of hospital for their first outpatient appointment, according to a MORI survey for the Department of Health.
The final results of the sixth national patient choice survey show that 48 per cent of patients could recall being offered choice by their primary care trust in March, but this dropped to 44 per cent in provisional results for May.
An investigation has revealed some of the highest interim manager payments by NHS trusts, including a chief operating officer who cost his trust the equivalent of £700,000 per year.
Health Education England has exceeded its target for GP training for the first time, the health secretary has announced.
A company has won a High Court procurement challenge against a clinical commissioning group.
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