United Kingdom legislation
| Act of the Scottish Parliament | |
 Scottish Parliament | |
| 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. |
|---|---|
| Citation | 2011 asp. 5 |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 31 March 2011 |
| Other legislation | |
| Amends | National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 |
| Repeals/revokes | Hospital Complaints Procedure Act 1985 |
| Amended by | Public Bodies (Joint Working) (Scotland) Act 2014, Forensic Medical Services (Victims of Sexual Offences) (Scotland) Act 2021 |
| Status: Amended | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
| 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 is an Act of the Scottish Parliament.
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. It also established the treatment time guarantee which guarantees that certain groups of patients will start their treatment within 12 weeks of agreeing that treatment with the relevant NHS clinician.
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.
It established the Patient Advice and Support Service.
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.
- "'The NHS paid for my new French hip'". BBC. 3 December 2018. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
- "Patient Rights (Scotland) Act 2011". Care Info Scotland. 6 February 2018. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
