Patient rights to general medical services

  • To be offered a health check on joining a doctor’s list for the first time.
  • To have appropriate drugs and medicine prescribed.
  • To be referred to a Consultant acceptable to them when they and their GP thinks it is necessary, and to be referred for a second opinion if they and their GP think it is advisable.
  • To have access to their health records, subject to any limitations of the law, and to know that those working for the NHS are under a legal duty to keep those records confidential.
  • To choose whether to take part in research or medical student training.
  • To receive a copy of their doctors practice leaflet, setting out the services that he or she provides.
  • To receive a full and prompt reply to any complaints they make about the care they receive as the Aspen Medical Practice.