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Article: More action to tackle hidden waiting lists; Department of Health also publishes new national tariff.
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- March 17, 2006
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M2 PRESSWIRE-17 March 2006-UK Government: More action to tackle hidden waiting lists; Department of Health also publishes new national tariff(C)1994-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD
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Health Secretary Patricia Hewitt today confirmed that from April thousands more NHS patients facing long waits for diagnostic tests such as MRI and CT scans will be offered the choice of going to another hospital to have their scan more quickly.
The first phase of the choice of scan programme began in November and offered patients waiting more than 26 weeks for a non-urgent scan the choice of faster treatment at an alternative hospital. A new more ambitious ...