§ Dr. FoxTo ask the Secretary of State for Health whether it is a requirement for NHS hospitals to employ an independent patient care adviser to advise patients on the Heart Choice Scheme. [97309]
§ Ms BlearsAll trusts engaging in cardiac surgery and cardiac tertiary centres are now required under the patient choice initiative to employ a patient care adviser, who is accountable at the local level to the head of the parent trust's patient advice and liaison service.