§ Chris GraylingTo ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what the results have been of the campaign to recruit members of the public for patient forums; [133927]
(2) how many of the patient forums he expects to have a full quota of members by 1 December 2003. [133928]
§ Ms Rosie WintertonThe programme of recruitment to the patients' forums is still under way. We understand the national and local advertising campaigns have elicited a large number of applications, which are currently being processed by the Commission for Patient and Public Involvement in Health (CPPIH).
The CPPIH is on track for achieving full forum coverage by 1 December 2003.