PCTs should control access to cross-border care, say Lords

Patients should only be allowed to receive NHS-funded care in other European countries if they get permission from their primary care trust first, the House of Lords EU committee has said.In their report on the EU directive on cross-border healthcare published today, the Lords say codifying existing legal rights for ...

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