Commission for Patient and Public Involvement in Health

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The Commission for Patient and Public Involvement in Health is an independent, non-departmental public body, sponsored by the UK Department of Health.^[1],^[2]. The Commission was established by and act of Parliament on 10th December 2002^[3] with a remit to "to establish a new system of patient and public involvement in health for England involving traditionally hard to reach groups".

The Commission was formally declared 'live' on the 1st January 2003 - however there was no agreed budget or management structure in place at that time.^[4]

Despite its recent set up and ongoing sucesses^[5], 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^[6].

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1. ^ The Commission for Patient and Public Involvement in Health (CPPIH)
2. ^ About The Commission
3. ^ National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Act 2002
4. ^ CPPIH History and Objectives
5. ^ Speech by Rosie Winterton, Minister of State for Health Services: Patient & Public Involvement Forum Convention, 8 June 2005
6. ^ Arm’s Length Body Review and the implications for PPI