To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether individuals challenging NHS continuing care criteria can get help from the Independent Complaints Advocacy Service (a) when considering requesting a case review, (b) on preparation of papers for review panel, (c) after being turned down by review panel and instigating the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether individuals challenging NHS continuing care criteria can get help from the Independent Complaints Advocacy Service (a) when considering requesting a case review, (b) on preparation of papers for review panel, (c) after being turned down by review panel and instigating the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the (a) actual and (b) predicted funding of (i) community health councils, (ii) the Commission for Public Patient Involvement in Health, (iii) the Independent Complaint and Advocacy Service and (iv) patients' forums was in each year since 1997. - Inc table.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the (a) actual and (b) predicted funding of (i) community health councils, (ii) the Commission for Public Patient Involvement in Health, (iii) the Independent Complaint and Advocacy Service and (iv) patients' forums was in each year since 1997. - Inc table.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he has taken to ensure that (a) organisations given contracts to organise patients' forums and (b) the members of patients' forums (i) have experience in patient advocacy, (ii) have knowledge of the working practices of the NHS and (iii) live...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he has taken to ensure that (a) organisations given contracts to organise patients' forums and (b) the members of patients' forums (i) have experience in patient advocacy, (ii) have knowledge of the working practices of the NHS and (iii) live...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidelines are in place to ensure that patients' interests are safeguarded during the period leading up to the abolition of community health councils.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidelines are in place to ensure that patients' interests are safeguarded during the period leading up to the abolition of community health councils.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his Answer of 9th July 2003, 408 c861W, how the feedback from the ICAS pilots was (a) collected and evaluated and (b) used to inform the ICAS system commissioned by the Department.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his Answer of 9th July 2003, 408 c861W, how the feedback from the ICAS pilots was (a) collected and evaluated and (b) used to inform the ICAS system commissioned by the Department.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the key stages were in the commissioning of the independent complaints and advocacy service due to commence on 1st September; and what the (a) planned and (b) actual date for completion of each stage was.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the key stages were in the commissioning of the independent complaints and advocacy service due to commence on 1st September; and what the (a) planned and (b) actual date for completion of each stage was.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what arrangements his Department has made to ensure that the Commission for Public Patient Involvement in Health will evaluate and learn from the trial Independent Complaints and Advocacy Service.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what arrangements his Department has made to ensure that the Commission for Public Patient Involvement in Health will evaluate and learn from the trial Independent Complaints and Advocacy Service.