the Patient's Charter
/ðə ˌpeɪʃnts ˈtʃɑːtə(r)/
/ðə ˌpeɪʃnts ˈtʃɑːrtər/
- a statement of the rights of people who use the National Health Service in Britain. It was published by the government in 1992 and replaced by the NHS Constitution for England in 2011. compare Citizen's Charter