Non-Departmental Public Bodies (Health)

Non-Departmental Public Bodies (Health) are the government bodies - see Non-Departmental Public Body - managed by the Department of Health in the United Kingdom as part of its functions in relation to the National Health Service. The current list includes:
 * Commission for Patient and Public Involvement in Health (due to be abolished, date to be confirmed, although latter part of 2007 likely)
 * Council for Healthcare Regulatory Excellence (CHRE)
 * Commission for Social Care Inspection (CSCI) until 2008
 * General Social Care Council
 * Healthcare Commission until 2008
 * Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (until April 2008)
 * Human Tissue Authority (HTA)
 * Monitor (Independent Regulator of NHS Foundation Trusts)