NHS CONSTITUTION

The NHS Constitution - The State of Readiness Group (SoRG) report (2nd December 2009)
From January 2010, all providers and commissioners of NHS care will be under a new legal obligation to have regard to the NHS Constitution in all their decisions and actions. This means that the Constitution, its pledges, principles, values and responsibilities need to be fully embedded and ingrained into everything the NHS does. The State of Readiness Group (SoRG), convened at the request of the NHS Management Board, has produced a report containing recommendations and examples of good practice designed to help.
Report

NHS CONSTITUTION

The NHS Constitution: all you need to know about how the NHS Constitution affects you as a provider or commissioner of NHS care (28th May 2009)
This leaflet is aimed at NHS staff. It gives background information about the NHS Constitution, and explains those parts that are most relevant to NHS staff.
Leaflet

NHS CONSTITUTION

The NHS Constitution: Government response to consultation (21st January 2009)
This document sets out the Government's response to the draft Constitution, which ran from 30 June 2008 until 17th October 2008.
Government Response

The NHS Constitution for England (21st January 2009)
Subject to Parliamentary approval, all NHS bodies and private and third-sector providers supplying NHS services in England will be required by law to take account of the Constitution in their decisions and actions. The Government will have a legal duty to renew the Constitution every 10 years.
Constitution
Impact Assessment

The statement of NHS accountability for England (21st January 2009)
The Constitution commits the Government to providing a statement of NHS accountability. This document accompanies the NHS Constitution, and provides a summary of the structure and functions of the NHS.
Document

The Handbook to the NHS Constitution for England (21st January 2009)
This Handbook will give NHS staff and patients all the information they need about the NHS Constitution in one place.
Handbook

The Primary Care Trusts (Choice of Secondary Care Provider) Directions 2009 (21st January 2009)
These Directions give effect to the right of choice outlined in the NHS Constitution.
Directions

Implementation of the right to choice and information set out in the NHS Constitution (13th January 2009)
This document provides guidance for primary care trusts (PCTs) on the duties placed on them in the Primary Care Trust (Choice of Secondary Care Provider) Directions 2009.
Document