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Information for patients attending hospital Changes to Patient Visiting and Appointments |
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Community Supporters |
Patients and Visitors |
Information for patients attending hospital Changes to Patient Visiting and Appointments |
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Staff |
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Community Supporters |
The NHS Constitution gives patients the right to access services within maximum waiting times, or for the NHS to take all reasonable steps to offer them a range of suitable alternative providers if this is not possible.
You can read more about waiting times on the NHS Choices website.
There are several guiding principles which must underpin the pathway for our planned care patients. These guiding principles are detailed in our Access Policy for Planned Care Services policy and include:
This policy is made available so that patients and/or their carers understand what to expect from us as we deliver our obligations under the NHS Constitution and the contracts we have with our commissioners.
Click here to download the Access Policy For Planned Care Services
MyHealth Devon is used to support referral pathways for patients from primary care into secondary care. It contains info about conditions, local self-management support and local referral pathways including waiting times for planned care, which you may find helpful.