Background
Despite its recent set up and ongoing successes, the Commission was included in the Department of Health's "Arm's Length Body Review" (starting November 2003, ending March 2004) and was included in the list of ALBs listed for abolition. In the original review, the Department of Health stated that "Patients’ Forums will remain the cornerstone of the arrangements we have put in place to create opportunities for patients and the public to influence health services" and that the "NHS Appointments Commission will appoint Forum members in the future." However, it soon became clear that the Appointments Commission did not want to take responsibility for this, and the CPPIH continues to recruit members to the Forums. The Commission was officially abolished on 31 March 2008 when Patients' Forums were replaced by Local Involvement Networks (LINks); which, although similar in structure had greatly reduced powers of monitoring, inspection and involvement.
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