NHS patients must have choice of five hospitals, says Wes Streeting
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In a vow to end ‘like it or lump it’ culture, the health secretary wants shorter queues and dependable online booking.
Doctors must offer patients a choice of five hospitals when they refer them for treatment, the health secretary Wes Streeting has said, vowing to end “like it or lump it” NHS culture.
Patients with suspected lung cancer will be able to access specialist diagnostic testing faster and closer to home following the launch of a new robotic bronchoscopy service at St Mary's Hospital, the first in north west London.
Imperial College Healthcare…