The NHS Constitution

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The NHS Constitution

The proposed Constitution establishes the principles and values of the NHS in England. It sets out commitments to patients, public and staff in the form of rights to which they are entitled and pledges which the NHS will strive to deliver. It also incorporates responsibilities which the public, patients and staff owe to each other to ensure that the NHS operates fairly and effectively.

All NHS bodies and providers of NHS services will be required by law to take account of this Constitution in their decisions and actions. The Constitution will have to be renewed every 10 years, with the involvement of patients, public and staff.

How will it be put into practice?

The draft constitution is the result of many months’ work with patients, public and staff. However it is only a draft. Everyone can now take part and comment.

The PCT has been asked to collate responses to the proposed NHS Constitution and we therefore invite you to complete this short questionnaire and submit your comments to us by 5th October 2008. It won’t take you long and your opinion is important to us. Thank you for your time.

To access the online questionnaire, please click here.

To view the entire Constitution document from the DoH website, please click here