NHS England, NHS Improvement August 2016
- CCGs have a duty to enable patients to make choices, and to promote their involvement in decisions in respect of their care or treatment. This guide is designed to help CCGs deliver their statutory duties by highlighting the actions they now need to take to make choice work well for the populations they serve.
- The guide sets out the nine minimum standards on choice that CCGs and providers must meet, and six enablers and corresponding action actions, as well as a self assessment template.
- Use of the NHS e-Referral Service (e-RS) is a key enabler for both choice and more efficient referrals. There is an expectation of 100% utilisation of e-RS by 2017/18.
- Choice will be a key component within an STP
