Private treatment for NHS patients
Updated on 10 November 2009
NHS patients on long waiting lists are to be given the legal right to private treatment under plans laid out by the Government.
Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Health Secretary Andy Burnham will set out proposals on Tuesday to give patients rights to quick NHS treatment, the right to die at home and the right to NHS dentistry.
Patients will be legally entitled to treatment within 18 weeks of referral by their GP and to be seen by a specialist within two weeks if they have suspected cancer.
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