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.
The longevity of models such as LIFT demonstrate that, done correctly, PPPs offer a flexible and sustainable environment for dynamic services, at a time when GPs are less inclined to buy into career long partnerships. By Chris Whitehouse
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