§ Mrs. BeckettTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will list all the organisations with whom she consulted about the new patients charter before its publication; what were the methods of consultation with these organisations; what account was taken of their views in the final document; and if she will make a statement.
§ Mr. MaloneConsultation on the new patients charter has taken place since spring 1994. Organisations we consulted on the draft patients charter are as shown in the table. These consultations were both written and oral and all comments were carefully considered in finalising the text.
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- Action for Sick Children
- Action for Blind People
- Action for Victims of Medical Accidents
- Age Concern
- Alzheimer's Disease Society
- Arthritis and Rheumatism Council
- Arthritis Care
- Association of Optometrists
- Association for Management, Education and Development
- Association of Community Trusts and Foundations
- Association of Community Health Councils for England and Wales
- Barnado's
- Bereavement Support Services
- Birthright
- Blind Association
- Bobath Centre
- Bridges
- British Diabetic Association
- British Health Care Association
- British Epilepsy Association
- British Heart Foundation
- British Cardiac Society
- British Association for the Hard of Hearing
- British College of Optometrists
- British Dietetics Association
- British Red Cross Society
- British Medical Association
- British Lung Foundation
- British Dental Association
- Campaign for Freedom of Information
- Cancer Care Society
- Cancer Relief Macmillan Fund
- Cancerlink
- Carers National Association
- Caring for Children in the Health Service
- Centre for Health Service Management
- CHAMP
- Co-operative Technical Panel
- College of Health
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- Consumers Association
- Contact a Family
- CRUSE
- Disabled Living Foundation
- Disablement Information and Advice Lines
- Disability Alliance
- District Nursing Association UK
- English National Board for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting
- Family Planning Association
- Federation of Independent British Optometrists
- Federation of Opthalmic and Dispensing Opticians
- General Medical Services Committee
- General Dental Council
- General Optical Council
- Greater London Association of Community Health Councils
- Health Rights
- Health Visitors Association
- Health Service Commissioner
- Health Services Management Services
- Health Service Management Unit
- Help for Health
- Help the Aged
- Home from Hospital: Continuing Care
- Hospital Caterers Association
- Institute of Health Service Management
- Institute for Health Policy Studies
- Institute for Health Studies
- International Voluntary Health Association
- Joint Consultants Committee
- Kings Fund College
- Lifeline
- Long Term Medical Conditions Alliance
- MENCAP
- Mental Health Foundation
- MIND
- National Childbirth Trust
- National Forum for Coronary Heart Disease Prevention
- National Council for Voluntary Organisations
- National Association for Health Care Security
- National Association of Health Authorities and Trusts
- National Consumer Council
- National Association of Fundholding Practices
- National Eczema Society
- NHS Trust Federation
- NHS Health Advisory Service
- Nuffield Institute for Health Services Studies
- Parkinson's Disease Society
- Patient's Association
- Royal College of Midwives
- Royal College of General Practitioners
- Royal College of Nursing
- Royal College of Physicians
- Royal College of Surgeons
- Royal National Institute for the Blind
- Royal National Institute for Deaf People
- Royal Society for Mentally Handicapped Children and Adults
- Scottish Consumer Council
- Special Hospitals Service Authority
- Stroke Association
- Stroke Support Group
- The Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee
- The National Pharmaceutical Association
- The Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain
- United Kingdom Central Council for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting
- York Health Economics Consortium