[2][3] The Act put into effect the recommendations of the Bristol Inquiry and government proposals in the 2001 document Shifting the balance of power within the NHS.

[2] The 2002 Act created an independent Patient and Public Involvement Forum (PPIF) for each PCT and NHS trust.

Unlike the abolished community health councils, the remit of PPIFs included primary care.

Following five reviews of the date of abolition and after the enactment of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2008, the CPPIH finally ceased to exercise its statutory functions in March 2008.

The 2012 Act also renamed the Council for Healthcare Regulatory Excellence as the Professional Standards Authority.