My Lords, I declare an interest in that my wife is director of Nuffield Health, the independent healthcare charity. I very much agreed with the speech of the Minister when he said that the biggest challenge that the NHS currently faces is how to improve patient care against a background...

My Lords, I declare an interest in that my wife is director of Nuffield Health, the independent healthcare charity. I very much agreed with the speech of the Minister when he said that the biggest challenge that the NHS currently faces is how to improve patient care against a background...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what rights an NHS patient has to know the professional qualifications of an NHS employee responsible for his care; how a patient can exercise such rights; and if he will make a statement. - (Holding answer 15 July 2003).

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what rights an NHS patient has to know the professional qualifications of an NHS employee responsible for his care; how a patient can exercise such rights; and if he will make a statement. - (Holding answer 15 July 2003).

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what efforts he has made to inform patients of their right to have treatment in another EU country paid for by the NHS if subject to undue delay in this country as stated in the European Court of Justice ruling on treatment...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what efforts he has made to inform patients of their right to have treatment in another EU country paid for by the NHS if subject to undue delay in this country as stated in the European Court of Justice ruling on treatment...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to extend NHS choice throughout the country in specialisms only available in London; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to extend NHS choice throughout the country in specialisms only available in London; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what rights an NHS patients has to demand treatment overseas as a result of the recent European Court ruling.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what rights an NHS patients has to demand treatment overseas as a result of the recent European Court ruling.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, If he will restore patients' rights to seek referral by their general practitioners for publicly funded treatment in any NHS hospital. (Failed OPQ)

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, If he will restore patients' rights to seek referral by their general practitioners for publicly funded treatment in any NHS hospital. (Failed OPQ)

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what IT changes will be required to enable patients to have information about the choices open to them described in the Secretary of State's speech to the Fabian Society; what IT changes will be required to enable general practitioners to act as...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what IT changes will be required to enable patients to have information about the choices open to them described in the Secretary of State's speech to the Fabian Society; what IT changes will be required to enable general practitioners to act as...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to impose (a) geographical and (b) financial limits on the ability of patients to have greater choice over the location of their hospital treatment; what elements of provision he envisaged constituting plurality of provision; and what proportion of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to impose (a) geographical and (b) financial limits on the ability of patients to have greater choice over the location of their hospital treatment; what elements of provision he envisaged constituting plurality of provision; and what proportion of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, for what reason patients registered with an NHS dentist are struck off the list by the health authority if they do not visit their dentist for 15 months; for what reason this period was reduced; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, for what reason patients registered with an NHS dentist are struck off the list by the health authority if they do not visit their dentist for 15 months; for what reason this period was reduced; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent representations he has received on extending the advocacy system for disabled people to the disabled in hospital; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent representations he has received on extending the advocacy system for disabled people to the disabled in hospital; and if he will make a statement.