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Patients' Rights
Encyclopedia
Patients' rights are the rights to which people are entitled as recipients of medical care. These may vary between countries.
- U.S. – U.S. Patients' Bill of RightsU.S. Patients' Bill of RightsA Patient's Bill of Rights is a statement of the rights to which patients are entitled as recipients of medical care. Typically, a statement articulates the positive rights which doctors and hospitals ought to provide patients, thereby providing information, offering fair treatment, and granting...
- U.K. – Patient's CharterPatient's CharterThe Patient's Charter is a United Kingdom government document, which sets out a number of rights for National Health Service patients. It was originally introduced in 1991, under the then Conservative government, and was revised in 1995 and 1997....