A Bill to make provision about arranging alternative non-NHS England treatment for patients who have waited for more than one year for hospital treatment; and for connected purposes.
The NHS England (Alternative Treatment) Bill would create arrangements for patients who have waited more than a year for hospital treatment to receive alternative treatment that is not provided by NHS England. It sets out related purposes for how these arrangements should work. The Bill was introduced in the House of Commons by Sir Christopher Chope, and reflects a private member’s bill initiative.
The Bill is currently at its 2nd reading in the House of Commons. As a Private Member's Bill, it will need to progress through further stages if it continues.
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The 2021-2022 session of Parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
