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Autumn 2013
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DECISION
Today’s healthcare system means it is your
choice that determines your healthcare.
Iona Walton outlines key areas for consideration
T
he advent of NHS Choices
nearly five years ago means
that everyone who is cared
for by the NHS in England now
has the right to choose about the
service that they receive. So you
can choose a GP surgery, which
doctor you see within the surgery
and which hospital you’re treated
at, and information will be given
to you to support your decisions.
So what is important to think
about when you’re about to have
an arthritis-related procedure,
such as a knee or hip replacement?
A number of factors jostle for
the primary position at the top,
but safety is the fundamental
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