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Question follow-through · 129462

Patient Choice Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that the merger of NHS England with his Department does not affect patients' right to choose healthcare providers.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
23 Apr 2026
Target answer date
27 Apr 2026
Answer
29 Apr 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 23 Apr 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that the merger of NHS England with his Department does not affect patients' right to choose healthcare providers.

  2. 27 Apr 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 29 Apr 2026

    Answer published

    Patients have a legal right to choose where they go for their first appointment when referred to consultant-led care as an outpatient. The NHS Constitution for England sets out patients' legal rights to make choices about their healthcare and the merger o...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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