Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 122778
Patient Choice Schemes
Tabled: 23 March 2026
Answered: 30 March 2026
Question
Helen Morgan
Liberal Democrat — North Shropshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what arrangements NHS England has made to ensure that patients retain the statutory right to choose a provider where a mandatory Single Point of Access triage process operates; and what guidance ha
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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