§ Ms Oona KingTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make lay representatives available within hospitals to give guidance to patients on their rights. [113611]
§ Mr. DenhamGreg Dyke's report, "The New NHS Charter: A Different Approach", recommended that most large hospital trusts should have a patient representative. In response to this recommendation the Department is currently investigating possible models for patient representation in the National Health Service.