Your rights as a patient

[PMRpro]

Paul Howard, the Administrator on the Lupus forum, posted this the other day:

"I have been asked to make this very helpful link from Citizens Advice more readily available to everybody;

citizensadvice.org.uk/healt...

This link provides details about your rights as an NHS patient."

It includes advice about being referred to any hospital in the NHS system - which may be helpful.

[pmrdec112014]

Thankyou. Yes that has been very helpful.

[Polylinc]

PMRpro

Many thanks ...

A very useful mine of information ...

Have printed off and filed for future reference .

[Polywotsit PMRGCAuk team member]

Yes, really helpful. It does highlight the one right that we don't have, which is to insist on a referral. But on the plus side, it's quite clear that you don't have to give a reason if you choose to change your GP.