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.
House of Commons
Sir Christopher ChopeConservative
2 November 2023
This Bill would set up a framework to arrange non-NHS England treatment for patients who have waited more than a year for hospital care. It would allow alternative providers to be engaged for those long-wait cases, with related provisions to support these arrangements. It is a private member's Bill introduced by Sir Christopher Chope.
The Bill is at the Second Reading in the House of Commons, the initial stage of consideration. It has not yet progressed to Committee or further stages.
Generated 21 February 2026
Order read, That the NHS England (Alternative Treatment) Bill be now read a second time. The 2022-2023 session of Parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
