title: Community health councils.
abstract: Community health councils (CHCs) are the local 'patients' watchdogs' for the NHS. CHCs were set up by the Government in 1974 to monitor and review the NHS and to recommend improvements. They are independent of local health authorities and trusts and are concerned with all aspects of the NHS.
authors.affiliation: Association of Community Health Councils for England and Wales, London.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Harris
mesh_terms: D003153:Community Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration; D003256:Community Participation; D003159:Community-Institutional Relations; D006265:Health Care Coalitions / Q000458:organization & administration; D006286:Health Planning Councils / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D013222:State Medicine; D006113:United Kingdom