So, our masters are disappointed that only 40% of patients are being given a choice of provider when they need care. This obsession with choice is really b...
Posts Tagged ‘Choose and Book’
Choose & Book: Uninformed and unnecessary choice is no choice at all
By Bob Bury - September 21st, 2015
Choose and Book chaos as appointments cancelled
Pulse - October 24th, 2012
Overzealous hospital managers are routinely delaying or blocking Choose and Book referrals for administrative reasons, leaving GPs to deal with angry patie...
Named consultants through Choose & Book delayed
Pulse - May 21st, 2011
The Department of Health has missed its deadline for giving GPs the ability to refer patients to a named consultant through Choose and Book, with the delay...
Patients ignore hospitals’ quality measures
By Mike Broad - November 4th, 2009
Patients aren’t using quality measures when choosing a hospital to be treated at, research reveals. The survey of over 2,000 patients, by the Kings Fun...