§ 23. Mrs. FyfeTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what are the implications of the patients charter for patients who presently benefit from in-patient specialised units.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythThe patients charter provides commitments on raising the standard of service for all who make use of the NHS in Scotland. In particular, all in-patients will benefit from the guarantees to be provided as from April 1992 on waiting times for admission to hospital.
§ Mr. HindTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will make a statement on the aims and objects of the patients charter.
§ Mr. LangThe aim of our patients charter is to set out simply and clearly what everyone who uses the NHS in Scotland can expect from it; and to give a series of commitments designed to improve the standards of service.