SERVICE as USUAL

And until the government succeeds in abolishing them, Community Health Councils (there should be one in each borough in England and Wales) are the long established mechanism for monitoring the NHS. Bucking the trend, Scotland retained their Local Health Councils as NHS watchdogs.

• For more information on the Expert Patients Programme visit: www.ohn.gov.uk/ohn/people/expert.htm
  The Greenway Centre, Newham can be contacted on: 020 7363 8146
• The latest ABI & BMA guidelines on insurance are at: www.abi.org.uk/newsreleases
  See also State of Emergency?