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Hospital closures: National Voices' members call for earlier patient involvement
(March - April 2010)

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Jeremy Taylor presses for patient rights on Radio 4
(23/03/10)

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The following is an extract from an article in the Health Service Journal (HSJ)
17 March 2010, by Dave West

Dozens of patient organisations are backing plans to close hospital services in coming years, but fear they will be let down by bad public engagement.

National Voices, the umbrella group representing many patient groups, including the Stroke Association, Cancer Research UK and the National Childbirth Trust, has said closures will “sometimes be the right outcome” as the NHS faces investment cuts and growing demand.

March - April 2010
Hospital closures: National Voices' members call for earlier patient involvement

The media have been picking up National Voices’ call for earlier and better involvement of patients and the public in major service changes. It...

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