title: Any qualified provider: facilitating patient choice.
abstract: When patients are referred to specialist services, it is important they have the opportunity to choose a service that best suits their needs. To make this a reality, the government has introduced. Any Qualified Provider (AQP)--referrers can show their patient a list of appropriate services that meet standard requirements. This article explains how an AQP pack was developed for continence services.
authors.affiliation: Cheshire and Merseyside Commissioning Support Unit.
authors.forename: Helen
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Jones
mesh_terms: D002755:Choice Behavior; D010358:Patient Participation; D010820:Physicians; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D006113:United Kingdom