The NHS Constitution sets out the principles, values, rights and pledges underpinning the NHS. A consultation is part of the process to complete a 10 year review, as legislated for in the Health Act 2009.

The NHS Constitution’s intended purpose:

• empowering to patients and staff

• legally accurate

• concise and accessible

• of general concern to all patients

• meaningful to individuals

This is SEEN in Health's response to the consultation.