In response to the announcement that the Department of Health is to create Local Involvement Networks (LINks) to replace PPI Forums, the chair of the Commission for Patient and Public Involvement in Health (CPPIH), Sharon Grant, has commented: “PPI Forums with their 5,000 members have achieved so much in a short timescale. Their impact has been felt throughout the entire NHS.
She continued: “We welcome, of course, the vision contained in these proposals,” and stated: “However, it is important that we do not overlook the value of the tremendous work that the present PPI Forums have done, and ensure that the experience of Forums forms the basis of the new local networks.” Sharon Grant said that LINks will need to be truly independent from the NHS.
