Give patients a right to receive a medical second opinion
We call on the Government to introduce legislation giving patients a clear legal right to receive a second medical opinion within the NHS, without fear of refusal, delay, or negative impact on their ongoing care.
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Give patients a right to receive a medical second opinion
We call on the Government to introduce legislation giving patients a clear legal right to receive a second medical opinion within the NHS, without fear of refusal, delay, or negative impact on their ongoing care.
React
Where do you stand on this motion?
See what others are saying
Members can read every reason.
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Require immediate access to full medical records and test results for patients
We want the UK Government to require all NHS and private healthcare providers to give patients immediate, unrestricted access to their complete medical records and test results as soon as they are available.
Require clinicians to review full patient history before diagnosis or discharge
Legislate to introduce a new requirement for clinicians to review a patient's full medical history, when presenting with chronic or repeating symptoms, before diagnosis, discharge or treatment decisions.