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Put patients in charge of making decisions about their care

We will put patients in charge of making decisions about their care, including control of their health records.

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The Coalition: Our programme for government
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Health
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22. NHS
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Put patients in charge of making decisions about their care
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£10m pa beyond 2011 to support children’s hospices
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Continuous improvement of the quality of services to patients
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Create a Cancer Drugs Fund
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Cut the cost of NHS administration by a third
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Cut the number of health quangos
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Develop a 24/7 urgent care service in every area of England
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Enable patients to rate hospitals and doctors
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Encourage NHS organisations to work better with local police force
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Ensure a stronger voice for patients on local PCT board
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Establish an independent NHS board to allocate resources
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Foreign healthcare professionals working in the NHS
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Give every patient the power to choose any healthcare provider
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Guarantee real health spending increases in each year of Parliament
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Gve every patient the right to register with the GP they want
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Gvie front-line staff more control of their working environment
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Help elderly people live at home for longer
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Introduce a new dentistry contract
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Local authority right to challenge health organisations
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Local PCT will act as a champion for patients
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Make the NHS work better
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Measure success on the health results that really matter
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Prioritise dementia research within the health R&D budget
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Publish detailed data about healthcare provider performance online
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Reform NICE and move to a system of value-based pricing
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Renegotiate the GP contract
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Stop the centrally dictated closure of A&E and maternity wards
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Stop the top-down reorganisations of the NHS
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Strengthen the power of GPs as patients’ expert guides
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Strengthen the role of the Care Quality Commission
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