Patients to choose their GP surgery
12 April 2012
Patients will soon be able to register with the doctor of their choice regardless of where they live.
The removal of GP practice boundaries within the next 12 months will make life easier for everyone from busy mothers to commuting workers, health secretary Andy Burnham said.
"Health services should be there to make things easier," he said in a speech to health care charity The King's Fund. "A busy mum may want to register at a practice near her children's school. Equally, a commuter may want to register near to work."
The next phase of NHS reform will also focus on providing a "people focused" experience. Hospitals which achieve higher rates of "patient satisfaction" will be paid "significantly more".
