CHCs' unique role gives patients a voice at grassroots level without challenging others' contribution

1998-09-17T00:00:00

Ian Semmons (Letters, 3 September) is mistaken if he believes that community health council members owe allegiance to any voluntary organisation or local authority. The virtue of CHCs is their independence, which is jealously guarded. But there is really no need for CHCs and the Patients Association to feel they ...