The NHS Constitution sets out what everyone can expect from the NHS – and what we can all do to help it to work more effectively. The NHS Constitution establishes the principles and values of the NHS in England. It sets out rights to which patients, public and staff are entitled, and pledges which the NHS is committed to achieve, together with responsibilities which the public, patients and staff owe to one another to ensure that the NHS operates fairly and effectively. All NHS bodies and private and third sector providers supplying NHS services will be required by law to take account of this Constitution in their decisions and actions. The NHS Constitution was published on 21 January 2009 and applies to NHS services in England and this is now law. From January 2010, Basingstoke and North Hampshire NHS Foundation Trust will be under a new legal obligation to have regard to the NHS Constitution in all their decisions and actions. The Constitution’s pledges, principles, values and responsibilities need to be fully embedded and ingrained into everything the NHS does. The NHS Values provide everyone with a common vision of what the NHS stands for. It sets out rights to which patients, public and staff are entitled, and pledges which the NHS is committed to achieve, together with responsibilities which the public, patients and staff owe to one another to ensure that the NHS operates fairly and effectively.
When you are in hospital this is what you can expect:
In return, we ask you to:
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