Letter
Patients get four choices for NHS treatments: Choose and book has not left the station
BMJ 2006; 332 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.332.7534.180 (Published 19 January 2006) Cite this as: BMJ 2006;332:180- David M Lewis (david.lewis@nhs.net), general practitioner
- Tudor Surgery, Watford WD24 7PH
Editor—UK general practitioners have no contractual obligation to offer patients a choice of provider.1 My practice calculated that with some 50 elective referrals to hospital each week we would need to spend nearly £4500 …
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