Patient Rights (Scotland) Act 2011
| Act of the Scottish Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act to make provision about the rights of patients when receiving health care; to make further provision about eligibility under the scheme made under section 28 of the Smoking, Health and Social Care (Scotland) Act 2005; and for connected purposes. |
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| Citation | 2011 asp 5 |
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| Royal assent | 31 March 2011 |
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Status: Amended | |
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| Text of the Patient Rights (Scotland) Act 2011 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk. | |
The Patient Rights (Scotland) Act 2011 (asp 5) is an act of the Scottish Parliament.
Provisions
The act states that healthcare providers must consider the needs of patients, consider what would be the most beneficial to the patient, taking into account their circumstances and preferences and encourage them to take part in decisions about their health and wellbeing, and provide them with information and support to do so.[1][2]
The act established the treatment time guarantee which guarantees that certain groups of patients will start their treatment within 12 weeks of agreeing to treatment with the relevant NHS clinician.[3][4] There is nothing patients can do to enforce this right.[5]
It established the Patient Advice and Support Service.[6]
Application
Colin McIntyre from Glasgow was sent a letter guaranteeing his hip replacement within 12 weeks and that he would be offered an appointment before 16 February 2017. He subsequently got a phone call from the hospital telling him it would take eight or nine months. He took the view that the guarantee was "not worth the paper it is written on". He used his European Health Insurance Card to arrange his operation in France - within two weeks, and most of the cost was refunded by the health board.[7]
References
- ↑ "WHAT DOES THE PATIENT RIGHTS (SCOTLAND) ACT 2011 ACTUALLY MEAN?". Scottish Government. March 2011. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
This article contains quotations from this source, which is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright. - ↑ Willis, Diane S.; Thurston, Mhairi (February 2015). "Working with the disabled patient: Exploring student nurses views for curriculum development using a swot analysis". Nurse Education Today. 35 (2): 383–387. doi:10.1016/j.nedt.2014.10.013.
- ↑ "Bill guaranteeing patients' rights in Scotland passed". BBC News. 24 February 2011. Retrieved 18 July 2026.
- ↑ "NHS admission over chronic pain treatment waiting times". BBC News. 6 May 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2026.
- ↑ Bradford, Eleanor (28 April 2014). "NHS 'failing' to meet targets over chronic pain care". BBC News. Retrieved 18 July 2026.
- ↑ "Patient Rights (Scotland) Act 2011". Care Info Scotland. 6 February 2018. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
- ↑ "'The NHS paid for my new French hip'". BBC News. 3 December 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2026.