Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 122758
Patient Choice Schemes
Tabled: 23 March 2026
Answered: 30 March 2026
Named DayQuestion
Dr Luke Evans
Conservative — Hinckley and Bosworth
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the compatibility of NHS England's policy of mandatory Advice and Guidance and Elective Single Point of Access with NHS England's Patient Choice Guidance published De
Answer
Karin SmythThe policy intention for Advice and Guidance (A&G) and the Elective Single Point of Access (SPoA) model is fully compatible with NHS England’s Patient Choice Guidance, published December 2023. Patients must continue to be offered a choice of provider ...
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