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Choice of Scan Phase 3 Department of Health August 2006The paper 'Choice of Scan Phase 3' provides an update on Choice of Scan. The paper states that: "From 30th April 2007, patients waiting for the overwhelming majority of scans [including echocardiography] who do not have an appointment within 13 weeks will be offered the choice of having their scan by another provider within a maximum of 13 weeks." Alternative providers can be NHS Foundation Trusts, NHS Trusts or independent organisations who have:
Echotech has demonstrated the ability to deliver all the required performance indicators. |