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http://healthandcare.dh.gov.uk/any-qualified-provider/ "The roll out will start with selected community and mental health services from April 2012. These services are: • Services for back and neck pain • Adult hearing services in the community • Continence services (adults and children) • Direct Access Diagnostic tests • Wheelchair services (children) • Leg ulcer and wound healing • Primary Care Psychological Therapies (adults) (‘talking therapies’) • Podiatry services" http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2011/jul/19/nhs-services-open-to-competition "Officials in the Department of Health dismissed these charges. One senior civil servant said the policy would benefit patients by bringing many services out of hospital – which would make it easier to access healthcare. "It is a pain to turn up for hospital and wait for 45 minutes for a blood test. Far better that you could walk into a local Boots or Lloyds chemist or a local health centre and get it done."" Jonathan ------ACB discussion List Information-------- This is an open discussion list for the academic and clinical community working in clinical biochemistry. Please note, archived messages are public and can be viewed via the internet. Views expressed are those of the individual and they are responsible for all message content. ACB Web Site http://www.acb.org.uk Green Laboratories Work http://www.laboratorymedicine.nhs.uk List Archives http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/ACB-CLIN-CHEM-GEN.html List Instructions (How to leave etc.) http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/